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 |
|---|---|
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| attentive | mindful |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
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| magnitude | great size or extent |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| exuberance | the quality or state of being exuberant |