GRE Word List
FLUKE
unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune; accidental stroke of good luck; ADJ. fluky
The meaning of the word fluke is unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune; accidental stroke of good luck; ADJ. fluky.
Random words
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assent | agree; accept; N. assessment |
intangible | not able to be perceived by touch; vague |
spurious | false; counterfeit; forged; illogical; Ex. spurious arguments |
incubus | burden; very worriying problem; mental care; nightmare; male devil; CF. succubus |
filch | steal (things of small value) |
ravage | devastate; plunder; despoil; Ex. crops ravaged by storms |
cerebral | pertaining to the brain or intellect; intellectual rather than emotional; CF. cerebrum |
dys- | abnormal; impaired |
anticlimax | letdown in thought or emotion; something unexciting, ordinary, or disappointing coming after something important or exciting |
vouch | give a personal guarantee; Ex. I can vouch for his integrity; N. voucher |