GRE Word List
FLICKER
to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter
The meaning of the word flicker is to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |