GRE Word List

BRINK

edge

The meaning of the word brink is edge.

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sticklerone who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something
tarantulaany of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food
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destitutelacking something needed or desirable
sluggarda habitually lazy person
communalof or relating to one or more communes
sartorialof or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes
mottoa sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use
assimilateto take into the mind and thoroughly understand
treasurewealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded