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 |
|---|---|
| vertebrate | any 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 |
| disparity | a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
| conglomerate | made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| violate | break |