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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| cryptic | secret |
| smart | having or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| trickster | one who tricks: such as |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |