GRE Word List
BRUSQUE
markedly short and abrupt
The meaning of the word brusque is markedly short and abrupt.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| audit | a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| consign | to give over to another's care |
| fete | festival |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |