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 |
|---|---|
| amend | correct; change ; generally for the better |
| conformity | harmony; agreement with established rules or customs; similarity; Ex. behave in conformity with; V. conform: be similar; act in agreement; comply; Ex. conform to the rule; CF. conformance |
| galleon | large three-masted sailing ship |
| trifling | trivial; unimportant |
| bestow | confer |
| munificent | very generous in giving; Ex. munificent benefactor; N. munificience |
| abut | border upon; adjoin |
| blowhard | talkative boaster; braggart |
| obstinate | stubborn; hard to control or treat; Ex. obstinate cough; N. obstinacy |
| swill | drink greedily |
