GRE Word List
BRINK
edge
The meaning of the word brink is edge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| hysteria | a psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
| epic | a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| intermediary | mediator |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |