GRE Word List

FLICK

a light sharp jerky stroke or movement

The meaning of the word flick is a light sharp jerky stroke or movement.

Random words

WordMeaning
perspicuityplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
delusivelikely to delude
platitudethe quality or state of being dull or insipid
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
putrefyto make putrid
quislingtraitor
suppliantsupplicant
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
recessionthe act or action of receding : withdrawal
inconsistencyan instance of being inconsistent