GRE Word List

VERGE

brink

The meaning of the word verge is brink.

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WordMeaning
fracasa noisy quarrel : brawl
crevicea narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure
exhaleto rise or be given off as vapor
irresoluteuncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating
impoverishto make poor
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
fraileasily led into evil
cardinala high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college
loatheto dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest
malicioushaving or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice