GRE Word List
BRUSQUE
markedly short and abrupt
The meaning of the word brusque is markedly short and abrupt.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| conspire | plot |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |