GRE Word List
BRINK
edge
The meaning of the word brink is edge.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| beleaguer | besiege |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
| savor | the taste or smell of something |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |