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 |
|---|---|
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| simian | of, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes |
| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |