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 |
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| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| meteoric | of or relating to a meteor |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| epic | a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero |