GRE Word List

BRINK

edge

The meaning of the word brink is edge.

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WordMeaning
squabblea noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters
unmitigatednot lessened : unrelieved
retaliateto return like for like
perpetuateto make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely
vehementmarked by forceful energy : powerful
legislaturea body of persons having the power to legislate
construeto analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)
asceticpracticing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
eccentricitythe quality or state of being eccentric
depreciateto lower in honor or esteem