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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| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
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| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
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| realm | kingdom |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |