GRE Word List
FLUTTER
to flap the wings rapidly
The meaning of the word flutter is to flap the wings rapidly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |
| 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 |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |
| curator | a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits |