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 |
|---|---|
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| deploy | to extend (a military unit) especially in width |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| polity | political organization |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| hubbub | noise |