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 |
|---|---|
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
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| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| din | a loud continued noise |
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| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |