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 |
|---|---|
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |
| religious | relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
