GRE Word List
VERGE
brink
The meaning of the word verge is brink.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| belabor | to attack verbally |
| inundate | overwhelm |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| linguistic | of or relating to language or linguistics |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |