GRE Word List
SPIN
rotate swiftly; make (thread) by twisting (cotton, wool, etc.); N.
The meaning of the word spin is rotate swiftly; make (thread) by twisting (cotton, wool, etc.); N..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| emend | correct (usually a text); N. emendation: correction of errors; improvement |
| leeway | room to move; margin; latitude; Ex. leeway for the deadline |
| presentiment | premonition; foreboding; feeling something will happen; anticipatory fear |
| append | attach |
| crossbreed | hybridize; N: hybrid; CF. interbreed; CF. inbreed |
| conciliatory | reconciling; soothing; V. conciliate: reconcile; soothe; win the friendly feelings (by removing anger) |
| agnostic | one who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god or any ultimate reality |
| reprimand | reprove severely; rebuke; N. |
| bitter | having a sharp biting taste; causing sharp pain to the body or mind; filled with resentment, disappointment, or other unpleasant feelings; Ex. bitter wind/sorrow/tears |
| dissemble | disguise; hide the real nature of; pretend |