GRE Word List
CRINGE
to recoil in distaste
The meaning of the word cringe is to recoil in distaste.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flashy | lacking in substance or flavor : insipid |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| ward | the action or process of guarding |
| correlation | the state or relation of being correlated |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| serenity | the quality or state of being serene |
| stock | a store or supply accumulated or available |
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |