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 |
|---|---|
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| whittle | a large knife |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |
| exude | to ooze out |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
| environ | encircle |