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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WordMeaning
skinflinta person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser
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persistto go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning
sepulchera place of burial : tomb
conceptionthe process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both
unrequitednot requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind
attireto put garments on : dress
poseura person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person
vehementmarked by forceful energy : powerful
flirtto move erratically : flit