GRE Word List

FLUKE

flatfish

The meaning of the word fluke is flatfish.

Random words

WordMeaning
predisposeto dispose in advance
stampedea wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals
decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
perorationthe concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration
vipera common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans
privyprivate
mammothany of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair
feralof, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast
wiltloose freshness; droop
nonentitysomething that does not exist or exists only in the imagination