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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| artful | performed with or showing art or skill |
| entrepreneur | one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise |
| whiff | a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| teetotalism | the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |