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 |
|---|---|
| tome | book |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| ventral | of or relating to the belly : abdominal |
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
| sober | not intoxicated |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |