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 |
|---|---|
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |
| elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |