GRE Word List
BROIL
cook by direct heat; N.
The meaning of the word broil is cook by direct heat; N..
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exhale | breathe out; OP. inhale |
cerebration | thought; working of the brain |
civil | having to do with citizens; not military or religious; courteous and polite; Ex. married in a civil ceremony; Ex. civil strife/disorder/law; N. civility; CF. civic |
assiduous | diligent |
vituperative | abusive; scolding; V. vituperate: berate; scold; rail against abusively |
indenture | bind as servant or apprentice to master; bind by indenture; N: contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified time (as between an apprentice and his master) |
novice | beginner |
pliant | flexible; easily influenced |
dissolution | disintegration; reduction to a liquid form; looseness in morals; sensual indulgence; debauchery; ADJ. dissolute: lacking in moral restraint; leading an immoral life |
apologist | one who writes in defense of a cause or institution; N. apologia |