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 |
|---|---|
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| tend | to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce |