GRE Word List
HOMESPUN
spun or made at home
The meaning of the word homespun is spun or made at home.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| vigor | active bodily or mental strength or force |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |