GRE Word List
FLIT
to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another
The meaning of the word flit is to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |
| casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |