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 |
|---|---|
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| delve | excavate |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |