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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| implication | something implied: such as |
| executioner | one who executes |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
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| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
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| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |