GRE Word List

BROACH

brooch

The meaning of the word broach is brooch.

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writheto twist into coils or folds
flaira skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : talent
severto put or keep apart : divide
marshala high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
travestya debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation
piqueto excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff
triggera piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
ambrosiathe food of the Greek and Roman gods