GRE Word List
BRINK
edge
The meaning of the word brink is edge.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
galaxy | milky way galaxy |
officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |