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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| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
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| comprehend | to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of |
| scourge | whip |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| contest | strive |
| smart | having or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent |
| occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |