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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impelto urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force
susceptiblecapable of submitting to an action, process, or operation
gleama transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light
waverto vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction
capillaryresembling a hair especially in slender elongated form
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
filingan act or instance of using a file
constituenta member of a constituency
persistto go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning
derisionthe use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt