GRE Word List
FLAIL
beat with or as if with a flail; move wildly; thresh grain by hand; strike or slap; toss about; N: threshing tool consisting of a stick swinging from the end of a long handle
The meaning of the word flail is beat with or as if with a flail; move wildly; thresh grain by hand; strike or slap; toss about; N: threshing tool consisting of a stick swinging from the end of a long handle.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| devoid | empty; lacking |
| denounce | condemn; criticize; N. denunciation |
| renege | break a promise; deny; go back on; Ex. renege on the contract/paying off the debt |
| affinity | feeling of kinship; similarity; Ex. strong affinity for her; Ex. many affinities between two languages |
| seedy | run-down; decrepit; disreputable; having many seeds; Ex. seedy downtown hotel |
| dereliction | neglect of duty; abandonment |
| contingent | dependent on something uncertain or in the future; conditional; happening by chance; accidental; N: a group of soldiers, ships to a larger force; CF. contingency: future event that may or may not occur; possibility; Ex. prepare for every contingency |
| corrugated | wrinkled; ridged |
| egotism | tendency to speak or write of oneself excessively; conceit; self-importance |
| orthodox | traditional; (of someone) conservative in belief; adhering to an established doctrine |
