GRE Word List
BRUSQUE
markedly short and abrupt
The meaning of the word brusque is markedly short and abrupt.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |