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 |
|---|---|
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| benison | blessing |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |