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 |
|---|---|
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| champion | a winner of first prize or first place in competition |
| debut | a first appearance |
| execute | to carry out fully : put completely into effect |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |