GRE Word List

BRAND

a charred piece of wood

The meaning of the word brand is a charred piece of wood.

Random words

WordMeaning
parablea usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle
misogamya hatred of marriage
perspicuityplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
stratifiedformed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata
incongruitythe quality or state of being incongruous
unfetterto free from fetters
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
engrossto copy or write in a large hand
taintto contaminate morally : corrupt
scrimmagea minor battle : skirmish