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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morosehaving a sullen and gloomy disposition
ponderousof very great weight
dialecticalof, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic
mincingaffectedly dainty or delicate
offensivemaking attack : aggressive
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
shystera person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger
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