GRE Word List

FLUKE

flatfish

The meaning of the word fluke is flatfish.

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WordMeaning
enmitypositive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will
verisimilitudethe quality or state of being verisimilar
whima capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy
vitreousresembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy
catalysta substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible
primaloriginal
adulationextreme or excessive admiration or flattery
hybridan offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera
careento put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull
calamitya disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering