GRE Word List
BRINK
edge
The meaning of the word brink is edge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |