GRE Word List
VERGE
brink
The meaning of the word verge is brink.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |