GRE Word List

FLOUNDER

flatfish

The meaning of the word flounder is flatfish.

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vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
grandeurthe quality or state of being grand : magnificence
spendthrifta person who spends improvidently or wastefully
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
temperamentcharacteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response
castrateto deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes
cacophonousmarked by cacophony : harsh-sounding
anarchista person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power
defrayto provide for the payment of : pay
ingratean ungrateful person