GRE Word List
BROOK
creek
The meaning of the word brook is creek.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |