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 |
|---|---|
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| rail | a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
