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 |
|---|---|
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |