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 |
|---|---|
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| prank | trick |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |