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 |
|---|---|
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| platonic | of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism |