GRE Word List
SPIN
to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread
The meaning of the word spin is to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| heyday | the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity |
| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |