GRE Word List
FLAIL
a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely
The meaning of the word flail is a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| coalesce | to grow together |
| transpire | to take place : go on |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| naivete | a naive remark or action |
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