GRE Word List
BROOK
creek
The meaning of the word brook is creek.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| broil | to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| gravity | dignity or sobriety of bearing |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |