GRE Word List

BRINK

edge

The meaning of the word brink is edge.

Random words

WordMeaning
revertto come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject)
jostleto come in contact or into collision
stridentcharacterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound
piedof two or more colors in blotches
prateto talk long and idly : chatter
pareto trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
scadany of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus)
hutan often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack
siderealof, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral