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 |
|---|---|
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| unfrock | defrock |
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |