GRE Word List
PLAIT
pleat
The meaning of the word plait is pleat.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| arcade | a long arched building or gallery |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |