GRE Word List

BRAND

a charred piece of wood

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

Random words

WordMeaning
presumeto undertake without leave or clear justification : dare
arch-a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening)
stridentcharacterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound
contraveneto go or act contrary to : violate
misapprehensionto apprehend wrongly : misunderstand
genuflectto bend the knee
altruisticrelating to or given to altruism:
defrayto provide for the payment of : pay
proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
dozeto sleep lightly