GRE Word List
BRINK
edge
The meaning of the word brink is edge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |