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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |