GRE Word List
FLUSH
to fly away suddenly
The meaning of the word flush is to fly away suddenly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |
| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |