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

WordMeaning
incumbentthe holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice
animadversiona critical and usually censorious remark
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
contemptthe act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain
curtailto make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part
flippantlacking proper respect or seriousness
palliddeficient in color : wan
hindrancethe state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered
effusionan act of effusing
condoneto regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless