GRE Word List

HOMESPUN

spun or made at home

The meaning of the word homespun is spun or made at home.

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vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
disparitya noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity
amissin a mistaken way : wrongly
computeto determine especially by mathematical means
conglomeratemade up of parts from various sources or of various kinds
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
fomentto promote the growth or development of : rouse
nascentcoming or having recently come into existence
wrinklea small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease
violatebreak