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 |
|---|---|
| mulct | fine |
| descry | to catch sight of |
| fabricate | invent |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |