GRE Word List
FLINCH
to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince
The meaning of the word flinch is to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
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| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
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| antiquity | ancient times |
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
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