GRE Word List
FLUTTER
to flap the wings rapidly
The meaning of the word flutter is to flap the wings rapidly.
Random words
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latitude | angular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as |
constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
accretion | the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as |
stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
conjugal | of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial |
terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |