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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| ebullient | boiling |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| debut | a first appearance |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |