GRE Word List

BRINK

edge

The meaning of the word brink is edge.

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WordMeaning
gratuitysomething given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service
obduratestubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
adherentone who adheres to something: such as
carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites
urgentcalling for immediate attention : pressing
factitiousproduced by humans rather than by natural forces
triggera piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it
odoroushaving an odor: such as
divestto deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title
addictiona compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted