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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potenthaving or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful
titularhaving the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities
cerebrationto use the mind : think
primethe second of the canonical hours
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
wagea payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis
humusa brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic
swampa wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water
pachydermany of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin
apoliticalhaving no interest or involvement in political affairs