GRE Word List

BRINK

edge

The meaning of the word brink is edge.

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WordMeaning
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
accompliceone associated with another especially in wrongdoing
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
exactingtryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands
timiditylacking in courage or self-confidence
unassuagednot quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged
figurea number symbol : numeral
squashto press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush
genteelhaving an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish
vacillateto waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses