GRE Word List
BRUSQUE
markedly short and abrupt
The meaning of the word brusque is markedly short and abrupt.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| contrive | devise |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| scintilla | spark |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
| outgoing | going away : departing |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |