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 |
|---|---|
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| flighty | swift |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| plume | a feather of a bird: such as |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |