GRE Word List
BRANDISH
wave around (a weapon); flourish
The meaning of the word brandish is wave around (a weapon); flourish.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| crevice | crack; fissure |
| exposure | risk, particularly of being exposed to disease or to the elements; unmasking; act of laying something open; Ex. exposure of governmental corruption |
| meditation | reflection; thought; V. meditate |
| laity | laypersons; laymen; persons not connected with the clergy |
| rebuke | scold harshly; criticize severely |
| trough | long narrow container for feeding farm animals; lowest point (of a wave, business cycle, etc.); long narrow depression as between waves |
| grudging | unwilling; reluctant; stingy(giving reluctantly) |
| humus | substance or rich soil formed by decaying vegetable matter; CF. soil |
| rent | tear made by rending; rip; split |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals; members of the educated elite (often used derogatorily) |
