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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| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |