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 |
|---|---|
| jaunt | a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ยน/โโ millimeter or less in diameter |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
| coin | corner |