GRE Word List

SPANGLE

a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing

The meaning of the word spangle is a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing.

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filigreeornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces
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mergerthe absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment
laggardlagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind
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libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
delineateto describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
microcosma little world