GRE Word List

BRAWN

the flesh of a boar

The meaning of the word brawn is the flesh of a boar.

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egoisma doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action
recreantcrying for mercy : cowardly
incriminateto charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault
dormantrepresented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws
sledgesledgehammer
adversaryone that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent
accrueto come into existence as a legally enforceable claim
adhereto hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
surveillanceclose watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective)