GRE Word List
LAP
a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment
The meaning of the word lap is a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
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| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| repository | a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |