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 |
|---|---|
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| uproar | a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |