GRE Word List
BRUSQUE
markedly short and abrupt
The meaning of the word brusque is markedly short and abrupt.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| rejuvenate | to make young or youthful again : give new vigor to |
| sentinel | sentry |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| rapture | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| anguish | extreme pain, distress, or anxiety |