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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |
| garner | to gather into storage |
| stilted | pompous |
| disquietude | anxiety |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |