GRE Word List
TATTER
to make ragged
The meaning of the word tatter is to make ragged.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| celestial | of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| ensconce | shelter |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |