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 |
|---|---|
| presume | to 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) |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| doze | to sleep lightly |