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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |