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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| florid | very flowery in style : ornate |
| hortatory | hortative |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
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| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
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| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
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