GRE Word List

BRINK

edge

The meaning of the word brink is edge.

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WordMeaning
incarnateinvested with bodily and especially human nature and form
impuissanceweakness
insularitycharacteristic of an isolated people
exemplarydeserving imitation : commendable
scantylimited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent
terminuseither end of a transportation line or travel route
standstilla state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop
veracioustruthful
reprobatean unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel
wadeto step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air