GRE Word List
BRINK
edge
The meaning of the word brink is edge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| berate | to scold or condemn vehemently and at length |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| lavish | expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal |