GRE Word List

BRITTLE

easily broken, cracked, or snapped

The meaning of the word brittle is easily broken, cracked, or snapped.

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frugalitythe quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift
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tantalizeto tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach
foresightan act or the power of foreseeing : prescience
emblazonto inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices
vetoan authoritative prohibition : interdiction
impartialnot partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally
anarchista person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power
subpoenaa writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure
proletariana member of the proletariat