GRE Word List
FIREBRAND
a piece of burning wood
The meaning of the word firebrand is a piece of burning wood.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exegesis | exposition |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| blatant | noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous |
| influx | a coming in |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |