GRE Word List
FLICKER
to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter
The meaning of the word flicker is to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| grotto | cave |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| artisan | a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |