GRE Word List
BRINK
edge
The meaning of the word brink is edge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| acuity | keenness of perception |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| typhoon | a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea |