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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incarnateinvested with bodily and especially human nature and form
effulgentradiant splendor : brilliance
infractionthe act of infringing : violation
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dintforce
misnomerthe misnaming of a person in a legal instrument
patentopen to public inspection
extraneousexisting on or coming from the outside