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 |
|---|---|
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| countenance | look |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |