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 |
|---|---|
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |