GRE Word List
BROMIDE
a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives
The meaning of the word bromide is a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| homogeneous | of the same or a similar kind or nature |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| gnarl | snarl |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
| euphony | pleasing or sweet sound |
| coalesce | to grow together |
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |