GRE Word List

BROACH

brooch

The meaning of the word broach is brooch.

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catharticof, relating to, or producing catharsis
fusilladea number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession
plutocracygovernment by the wealthy
cadeta younger brother or son
impoliticnot politic : unwise
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
vexto bring trouble, distress, or agitation to
procurementthe act or process of procuring
finishto come to an end : terminate
disparitya noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity