GRE Word List
FIREBRAND
a piece of burning wood
The meaning of the word firebrand is a piece of burning wood.
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| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
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| muted | being mute : silent |
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| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |