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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| confidential | marked by intimacy or willingness to confide |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
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| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |