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 |
|---|---|
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| affiliation | the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc. |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| warranted | sanction |