GRE Word List

CRINGE

to recoil in distaste

The meaning of the word cringe is to recoil in distaste.

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WordMeaning
assayto analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components
intelligentsiaintellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite
amoralhaving or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong
cowerto shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays
beholdenbeing under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted
platonicof, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism
kneelto position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor
clipencompass
punitiveinflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment
institutesomething that is instituted: such as