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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| plumber | a dealer or worker in lead |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| litigation | the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
| deify | to make a god of |
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |