GRE Word List

FLUKE

flatfish

The meaning of the word fluke is flatfish.

Random words

WordMeaning
disconcertto throw into confusion
hackneyedlacking in freshness or originality
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)
swarma great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere
painstakingtaking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort
corrugatedhaving corrugations
extraditionthe surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge
belligerentinclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness
vaingloriousmarked by vainglory : boastful