GRE Word List
CRINGE
to recoil in distaste
The meaning of the word cringe is to recoil in distaste.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| doctrine | a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |
| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |
| low | having a small upward extension or elevation |