GRE Word List
GENUFLECT
to bend the knee
The meaning of the word genuflect is to bend the knee.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
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| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| schism | division |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
| peripheral | of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part |
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease or dexterity |