GRE Word List

BRINK

edge

The meaning of the word brink is edge.

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WordMeaning
nuptialof or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony
groovea long narrow channel or depression
presentimenta feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition
singularof or relating to a separate person or thing : individual
ignominydeep personal humiliation and disgrace
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turbulencethe quality or state of being turbulent: such as
surreptitiousdone, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine
morosehaving a sullen and gloomy disposition
sturdyfirmly built or constituted : stout