GRE Word List
VERGE
brink
The meaning of the word verge is brink.
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carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
ecologist | a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments |
chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
catechism | oral instruction |
despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
fray | a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute |
slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |