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.
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| acknowledge | to recognize the rights, authority, or status of |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| dour | stern |
| gastronomy | the art or science of good eating |