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.

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WordMeaning
diatribea bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing
extemporaneouscomposed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu
evinceto constitute outward evidence of
extrapolationto predict by projecting past experience or known data
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pungentsharply painful
passiveacted upon by an external agency
expoundto set forth : state
disingenuouslacking in candor
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)