GRE Word List
BRAWN
the flesh of a boar
The meaning of the word brawn is the flesh of a boar.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| nutritious | nourishing |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| quorum | a select group |
| monotony | tedious sameness |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |