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.

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WordMeaning
unassailablenot assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question
nimblequick and light in motion : agile
nuancea subtle distinction or variation
representationalone that represents: such as
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
mongrelan individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed
temperamentcharacteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response
rigiddeficient in or devoid of flexibility
demolitionthe act of demolishing
irrevocablenot possible to revoke : unalterable