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 |
|---|---|
| ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |
| cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| apocalyptic | of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse |
| hysteria | a psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| fete | festival |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |