GRE Word List
BROOK
creek
The meaning of the word brook is creek.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| manumit | to release from slavery |
| abusive | using harsh, insulting language |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |