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 |
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| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |
| trickster | one who tricks: such as |
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |