GRE Word List
BROOD
the young of an animal or a family of young
The meaning of the word brood is the young of an animal or a family of young.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| confidence | a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| divine | of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| imbue | endow |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| reminiscent | of the character of or relating to reminiscence |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |