GRE Word List
BROIL
to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill
The meaning of the word broil is to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| feint | something feigned |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
| singular | of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |