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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provisionalserving for the time being : temporary
paritythe quality or state of being equal or equivalent
elaborationplanned or carried out with great care
amuleta charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft)
cadencethe beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity
marsupialany of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young
fruitionpleasurable use or possession : enjoyment
bumpa relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface: such as
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
irreparablenot reparable : irremediable