GRE Word List
FLICKER
burn unsteadily or fitfully; move waveringly; N: flickering movement or light; brief sensation; Ex. flicker of excitement
The meaning of the word flicker is burn unsteadily or fitfully; move waveringly; N: flickering movement or light; brief sensation; Ex. flicker of excitement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tardy | slow; sluggish; not on time; late; Ex. tardy arrival |
| rigor | severity; Ex. rigors of the Russian winter |
| garrulous | loquacious; wordy; talkative; N. garrulity |
| gape | open widely; open the mouth wide; stare wonderingly with the mouth open; CF. agape |
| palimpsest | parchment or piece of writing material used for second time after original writing has been erased |
| delta | flat plain of mud or sand between branches of a river |
| chastise | punish as by beating; criticize severely |
| flux | flowing; series of changes; fluctuation; Ex. in a state of flux |
| haunt | (of a spirit) visit (a place); come to mind continually; visit (a place) regularly; frequent; Ex. haunted house; Ex. haunted by his last words; N: place much frequented |
| homage | honor; tribute; great respect; Ex. pay/do homage to |
