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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| florid | very flowery in style : ornate |
| nebula | any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| stalwart | marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit |