GRE Word List
BROOK
tolerate; endure; Ex. brook no interference; N: small stream
The meaning of the word brook is tolerate; endure; Ex. brook no interference; N: small stream.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| temporize | gain time as by postponing an action; avoid committing oneself |
| intransigence | refusal of any compromise; stubbornness; ADJ. intransigent: uncompromising |
| autocratic | having absolute unchecked power; dictatorial; N. autocrat, autocracy |
| refute | disprove; prove to be false; N. refutation |
| penance | self-imposed punishment for sin; Ex. do penance for one's sins; CF. penitent |
| superimpose | place over something else |
| providence | quality of being provident; divine care; god's care; Providence: god; Ex. It seemed like providence that the doctor happened to be there; ADJ. providential: of divine providence; fortunate |
| trivia | trifles; unimportant matters |
| retard | delay (in development); ADJ. retarded: (as of a child) slower in development |
| autopsy | examination of a dead body; postmortem; V. |
