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 |
|---|---|
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| matrix | something within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |
| exalt | to raise in rank, power, or character |