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 |
|---|---|
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| omniscient | having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| thrive | to grow vigorously : flourish |
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| stalwart | marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit |