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 |
|---|---|
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| behoove | to be necessary, proper, or advantageous for |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| conglomeration | the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated |
| nutrient | furnishing nourishment |