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 |
|---|---|
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
| titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| condiments | something used to enhance the flavor of food |