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 |
|---|---|
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |