GRE Word List
FLUSH
to fly away suddenly
The meaning of the word flush is to fly away suddenly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |