GRE Word List
THREADBARE
having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby
The meaning of the word threadbare is having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
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| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| apoplexy | stroke |