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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| advocate | one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| chivalrous | valiant |
| drip | to let fall in drops |