GRE Word List

BRINK

edge

The meaning of the word brink is edge.

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WordMeaning
insolventunable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business
whimsicalresulting from or characterized by whim or caprice
annuitya sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals
dearthscarcity that makes dear
smotherto kill by depriving of air
aghaststruck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset
servitudea condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life
inevitableincapable of being avoided or evaded
ethnicof or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality