GRE Word List
BROOK
creek
The meaning of the word brook is creek.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| iridescent | having or exhibiting iridescence |