GRE Word List
FLUSH
to fly away suddenly
The meaning of the word flush is to fly away suddenly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| brag | a pompous or boastful statement |
| transpire | to take place : go on |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |