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 |
|---|---|
| opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| husband | a male partner in a marriage |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |