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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curatora person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits
vegetateto lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind
expungeto strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion
militiaa part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency
renovateto restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding)
accrueto come into existence as a legally enforceable claim
nadirthe point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer
commemorativeintended as a commemoration
fortuitousoccurring by chance
excisean internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity