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).
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| acknowledge | to recognize the rights, authority, or status of |
| diadem | crown |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |