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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enumerateto ascertain the number of : count
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
juxtaposeto place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
magisterialof, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative
innocuousproducing no injury : harmless
cuisinemanner of preparing food : style of cooking
scurvya disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes
magnitudegreat size or extent
vertebrateany 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
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