GRE Word List
SEINE
a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore
The meaning of the word seine is a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| nib | bill |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| remunerative | serving to remunerate |
| engaging | tending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive |