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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protocolan original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction
amiablefriendly, sociable, and congenial
alienateto cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed
arduoushard to accomplish or achieve : difficult
propellantcapable of propelling
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past
wallowto roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner
intellectthe power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge
terseusing few words : devoid of superfluity