GRE Word List
CRINGE
to recoil in distaste
The meaning of the word cringe is to recoil in distaste.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| tint | a usually slight or pale coloration : hue |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |