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 |
|---|---|
| phenomena | phenomenon |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |