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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WordMeaning
gregarioustending to associate with others of one's kind : social
fussyeasily upset : irritable
asunderinto parts
convoketo call together to a meeting
expropriateto deprive of possession or proprietary rights
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overweeningarrogant
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
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