GRE Word List
CRINGE
to recoil in distaste
The meaning of the word cringe is to recoil in distaste.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| quarry | game |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |