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
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demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
converse | to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk |
incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |