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 |
|---|---|
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| rooster | an adult male domestic chicken |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| maternal | of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| indignation | anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean |