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 |
|---|---|
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| superannuated | outmoded |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| pudding | blood sausage |