GRE Word List
CRINGE
to recoil in distaste
The meaning of the word cringe is to recoil in distaste.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| juridical | of or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |