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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| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| brocade | a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |