GRE Word List

BRAND

a charred piece of wood

The meaning of the word brand is a charred piece of wood.

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tendentiousmarked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased
synthesisthe composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole
constituencya body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position)
incarnateinvested with bodily and especially human nature and form
sportivefrolicsome
aggrandizeto make great or greater : increase
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
circuita usually circular line encompassing an area
collateralproperty (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender
impiousnot pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent