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.

Random words

WordMeaning
dulcetsweet to the taste
accoutreto provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit
constitutionthe basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
impassableincapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted
eclipsethe total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another
submissivesubmitting to others
hermeticof or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d.
carpingmarked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism
citadela fortress that commands (see command