GRE Word List

BROACH

brooch

The meaning of the word broach is brooch.

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rebusa representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound
manumitto release from slavery
levythe imposition or collection of an assessment
hue_and_cryoutcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule
disdaina feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn
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disjunctiona sharp cleavage : disunion
sublimatesublime
quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
impartto give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store