GRE Word List
BRUSQUE
markedly short and abrupt
The meaning of the word brusque is markedly short and abrupt.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| puerile | juvenile |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |