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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| correlation | the state or relation of being correlated |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| psychosomatic | of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body |
| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |