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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| 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 |
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| bigot | a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
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