GRE Word List

BROOK

creek

The meaning of the word brook is creek.

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WordMeaning
shrewdmarked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen
seinea large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore
wretcha miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune
oozea soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water
eclipsethe total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another
litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")
discursivemoving from topic to topic without order : rambling
verdigrisa green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates
pettyhaving secondary rank or importance : minor
sticklerone who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something