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

WordMeaning
credulityreadiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence
buxomvigorously or healthily plump
withstandto stand up against : oppose with firm determination
embryonicof or relating to an embryo
auroraldawn
disinterto take out of the grave or tomb
coddleto cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point
caricatureexaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
potenthaving or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful