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 |
|---|---|
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| climactic | of, relating to, or constituting a climax |
| dull | tedious |
| rehabilitate | to restore to a former capacity : reinstate |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |