GRE Word List

BROOCH

an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck

The meaning of the word brooch is an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck.

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hermeticof or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d.
maternalof, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
depleteto empty of a principal substance
canterone who uses cant: such as
reciprocalinversely related : opposite
negligibleso small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling
equablemarked by lack of variation or change : uniform
unprepossessingnot tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing
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