GRE Word List
BRITTLE
easily broken, cracked, or snapped
The meaning of the word brittle is easily broken, cracked, or snapped.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| fusillade | a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession |
| unique | being the only one : sole |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| quotidian | occurring every day |