GRE Word List

BROOK

creek

The meaning of the word brook is creek.

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gourmandone who is excessively fond of eating and drinking
trepidationa nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
implicitcapable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied
sullyto make soiled or tarnished : defile
primogeniturethe state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents
ghastlyterrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
incensematerial used to produce a fragrant odor when burned
tanto make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun