GRE Word List
TATTER
torn piece of cloth; ADJ. tattered: (of clothes) old and torn; (of a person) dressed in old torn clothes
The meaning of the word tatter is torn piece of cloth; ADJ. tattered: (of clothes) old and torn; (of a person) dressed in old torn clothes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| traverse | go through or across |
| expurgate | clean; remove offensive parts of a book |
| delude | deceive |
| spangle | small shiny metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation |
| shear | remove (fleece or hair) by cutting; remove the hair or fleece from; cut with or as if with shears; N: shears; pair of scissors |
| didactic | (of speech or writing) intended to teach a moral lesson; teaching; instructional; N. didacticism |
| farce | broad comedy; mockery; humorous play full of silly things happening; ADJ. farcical |
| slap | hit quickly with the flat part of the hand; N. CF. smack |
| sojourn | temporary stay; V: stay for a time |
| illusion | misleading vision or visual image; false idea or belief; CF. delusion |