GRE Word List
FLUSH
to fly away suddenly
The meaning of the word flush is to fly away suddenly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| encumber | weigh down |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |