GRE Word List
BRIM
uppermost edge of a cup; projecting rim (as on a hat); Ex. The glass was full to the brim; V: be full to the brim
The meaning of the word brim is uppermost edge of a cup; projecting rim (as on a hat); Ex. The glass was full to the brim; V: be full to the brim.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| topple | become unsteady and fall down |
| parquet | floor made of wood strips inlaid in a mosaic like matter; CF. strip: long narrow piece |
| hegemony | dominance especially of one nation over others |
| grim | causing great fear; unrelenting; determined in spite of fear; Ex. grim smile |
| reduce | diminish; bring to a weaker or more difficult condition; demote; lower in rank; separate into components by analysis; Ex. reduced to the ranks; Ex. reduce the house to rubble; N. reduction |
| juggernaut | irresistible crushing force; overwhelming advancing force that crushes everything in its path |
| stanch | stop or check flow of blood; Ex. stanch the gushing wound |
| indenture | bind as servant or apprentice to master; bind by indenture; N: contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified time (as between an apprentice and his master) |
| avuncular | of or like an uncle |
| rustle | make slight sounds like silk moving or being rubbed together |
