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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |
| hibernal | of, relating to, or occurring in winter |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| bauble | trinket |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| seemly | good-looking |
| palatial | of, relating to, or being a palace |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |