GRE Word List

FLUTTER

to flap the wings rapidly

The meaning of the word flutter is to flap the wings rapidly.

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obviateto anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary
beseechto beg for urgently or anxiously
amoralhaving or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong
oratorioa lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery
analgesican agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia
distillto let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate
lecterna stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker
sagaa prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland
seemlygood-looking
expungeto strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion