GRE Word List
BRUSQUE
markedly short and abrupt
The meaning of the word brusque is markedly short and abrupt.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |