GRE Word List
BRACKISH
somewhat salty
The meaning of the word brackish is somewhat salty.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| refurbish | to brighten or freshen up : renovate |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| dull | tedious |