GRE Word List
CRINGE
to recoil in distaste
The meaning of the word cringe is to recoil in distaste.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| meander | a winding path or course |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| nomenclature | name |