GRE Word List
BRINK
edge
The meaning of the word brink is edge.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scoff | an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe |
| hysteria | a psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| bump | a relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface: such as |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |