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 |
|---|---|
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |