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 |
|---|---|
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| furor | an angry or maniacal fit : rage |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| anthropomorphic | described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes |
| whimsy | whim |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| throes | pang |