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 |
|---|---|
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| humility | freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |