GRE Word List

BRUSQUE

markedly short and abrupt

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

Random words

WordMeaning
doffto remove (an article of wear) from the body
primordialfirst created or developed : primeval
unmitigatednot lessened : unrelieved
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thralla state of servitude or submission
punctiliousmarked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions
discernibleable to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned
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cosmicof or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone
reprisala retaliatory act