GRE Word List

BRUSQUE

markedly short and abrupt

The meaning of the word brusque is markedly short and abrupt.

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WordMeaning
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
dazeto stupefy especially by a blow : stun
relapsethe act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding
ventto provide with a vent
obduratestubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
magnatea person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area
corrosivetending or having the power to corrode
predetermineforeordain
genuflectto bend the knee
unceremoniousnot ceremonious : informal