GRE Word List
FLECK
spot; mark with flecks; N: small mark or spot
The meaning of the word fleck is spot; mark with flecks; N: small mark or spot.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mirage | unreal reflection; optical illusion |
| stamina | power of endurance; strength; staying power |
| conformity | harmony; agreement with established rules or customs; similarity; Ex. behave in conformity with; V. conform: be similar; act in agreement; comply; Ex. conform to the rule; CF. conformance |
| contrivance | something contrived; machine or apparatus; clever deceitful plan; scheme |
| swamp | wetland; marsh; V: flood; overwhelm; drench in with liquid |
| prohibitive | so high as to prohibit purchase or use; tending to prevent the purchase or use of something; prohibiting; inclined to prevent or forbid; Ex. prohibitive tax |
| shirk | avoid (responsibility, work, etc.); malinger |
| kneel | go down on one's knee(s) |
| buoyant | able to float; cheerful and optimistic; N. buoyancy; Ex. buoyancy of wood/water/American market |
| papyrus | ancient paper made from stem of papyrus plant |
