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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| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| query | question |
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| nexus | connection |