GRE Word List
BRITTLE
hard but easily broken; difficult; unstable; Ex. brittle situation
The meaning of the word brittle is hard but easily broken; difficult; unstable; Ex. brittle situation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| draft | first rough form; conscription; draught; V: make a draft of; conscript |
| delusive | deceptive; likely to delude; misleading; raising vain hopes; Ex. delusive promises |
| peerless | having no equal; incomparable |
| roil | make liquids murky by stirring up sediment; disturb |
| dour | sullen; gloomy; stubborn |
| ferocious | fierce; violent; N. ferocity |
| dull | (of colors or surfaces) not bright; cloudy; overcast; boring; (of edge or sound) not sharp; not rapid; sluggish; slow in thinking and understanding; stupid; V. |
| unruly | disobedient; lawless; difficult to control |
| frieze | ornamental horizontal band on a wall |
| trident | three-pronged spear |
