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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WordMeaning
elaborateplanned or carried out with great care
reproachan expression of rebuke or disapproval
awla pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood)
toadyone who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant
regattaa rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
hoarygray or white with or as if with age
retributionrecompense
satyra sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry
rostera roll or list of personnel