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.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |
outrage | an act of violence or brutality |
noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |