GRE Word List
BRANDISH
to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly
The meaning of the word brandish is to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| occident | west |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |