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
elegya poem in elegiac couplets
autopsyan examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease
blanchto take the color out of
detractiona lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling
aceticvinegary
vicissitudethe quality or state of being changeable : mutability
perforateto make a hole through
mercantileof or relating to merchants or trading
kindleto start (a fire) burning : light
synchronoushappening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time