GRE Word List
SPANGLE
small shiny metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation
The meaning of the word spangle is small shiny metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sidereal | relating to stars; Ex. sidereal day |
| guffaw | boisterous laughter; V. |
| malapropism | comic misuse of a word; CF. Mrs. Malaprop |
| douse | plunge into water or liquid; dip; immerse; drench; wet throughly; extinguish; throw water over; dowse |
| fertile | producing many young, fruits, or seeds; (of land) producing good crops; V. fertilize |
| cajole | persuade by praise or false promise; coax; wheedle |
| tension | stretching; condition of being stretched; mental strain; strained relationship between groups or people |
| prude | excessively modest or proper person (who is easily shocked by improper things, esp. of a sexual nature); N. prudery; ADJ. prudish: excessively concerned with propriety |
| slipshod | slovenly; careless; sloppy; untidy; shabby; Ex. slipshod work |
| affable | easily approachable; easy to talk to; warmly friendly |
