GRE Word List
FLOUNDER
flatfish
The meaning of the word flounder is flatfish.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| plait | pleat |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |