GRE Word List
FLUSH
to fly away suddenly
The meaning of the word flush is to fly away suddenly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |