GRE Word List
FLAY
to strip off the skin or surface of : skin
The meaning of the word flay is to strip off the skin or surface of : skin.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |
| replicate | duplicate |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| muted | being mute : silent |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| thespian | actor |
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |