GRE Word List
MAT
a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support
The meaning of the word mat is a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| heed | to pay attention |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| exude | to ooze out |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |