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
irreverencelack of reverence
lowhaving a small upward extension or elevation
maledictioncurse
putrefyto make putrid
cowerto shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays
conspireplot
besiegeto surround with armed forces
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
stipenda fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses
consonantbeing in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord