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 |
|---|---|
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| heed | to pay attention |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
| commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |