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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weirdof strange or extraordinary character : odd
convivialrelating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company
provenderdry food for domestic animals : feed
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
burnishto make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing
syntheticrelating to or involving synthesis : not analytic
frolicfull of fun : merry
umbragea feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult
determinationa judicial decision settling and ending a controversy
adversitya state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune