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 |
|---|---|
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| opportunist | one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |