GRE Word List
FLECK
streak
The meaning of the word fleck is streak.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |