GRE Word List
CRINGE
to recoil in distaste
The meaning of the word cringe is to recoil in distaste.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| concur | to express agreement |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |