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 |
|---|---|
| refrain | curb |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| ramification | branch |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| renown | a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |