GRE Word List
FLECK
streak
The meaning of the word fleck is streak.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| conspiracy | the act of conspiring together |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |