GRE Word List

BRUSQUE

markedly short and abrupt

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

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WordMeaning
fouloffensive to the senses : loathsome
implementa device used in the performance of a task : tool
opaqueblocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity
mutabilityprone to change : inconstant
parameteran arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves)
volubleeasily rolling or turning : rotating
bara straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening)
polaritythe quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles
recessthe action of receding : recession
spatialrelating to, occupying, or having the character of space