GRE Word List

HEM

a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down

The meaning of the word hem is a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down.

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flashylacking in substance or flavor : insipid
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groucha fit of bad temper
tiradea protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language
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convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
juridicalof or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge
marginalwritten or printed in the margin of a page or sheet