GRE Word List

CRINGE

to recoil in distaste

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

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impingeencroach
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
apocryphalof doubtful authenticity : spurious
oracularresembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery)
statelymarked by lofty or imposing dignity
holocausta sacrifice (see sacrifice
causalexpressing or indicating cause : causative
fluencythe quality or state of being fluent
celerityrapidity of motion or action
institutionan established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character