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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WordMeaning
generateto bring into existence: such as
monotheismthe doctrine or belief that there is but one God
laymana person who is not a member of the clergy
plutocracygovernment by the wealthy
wagea payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis
decimateto select by lot and kill every tenth man of
presagesomething that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen
egotisticalcharacterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance
tarnishto dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil
annihilateto cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains