GRE Word List

BRIM

an upper or outer margin : verge

The meaning of the word brim is an upper or outer margin : verge.

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premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
penancean act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification
refractiondeflection 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
compassionsympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it
dormera window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof
epochan event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development
regenerationan act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated
compendiuma brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract
veracioustruthful
cessationa temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop