GRE Word List
BRAND
a charred piece of wood
The meaning of the word brand is a charred piece of wood.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| compatible | capable of existing together in harmony |
| foliage | a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation |
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| convoke | to call together to a meeting |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |