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 |
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apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
opulence | wealth |
resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |
supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
reverie | daydream |
gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |
hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |