GRE Word List

BRUNT

the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack)

The meaning of the word brunt is the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack).

Random words

WordMeaning
promoteto advance in station, rank, or honor : raise
disburseto pay out : expend especially from a fund
compunctionanxiety arising from awareness of guilt
depredationto lay waste : plunder
irrepressibleimpossible to repress, restrain, or control
largessliberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior
galaxymilky way galaxy
antediluvianof or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible
sparseof few and scattered elements
forswearto make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath