GRE Word List
BROOK
creek
The meaning of the word brook is creek.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| trappings | outward signs |
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |