GRE Word List

WINCE

to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch

The meaning of the word wince is to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch.

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defileto make unclean or impure: such as
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proximitythe quality or state of being proximate : closeness
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wistfulfull of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy
vulgarlacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse
occludeto close up or block off : obstruct
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