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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| guileless | innocent |
| scheme | a plan or program of action |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| thespian | actor |
