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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impeach | to charge with a crime or misdemeanor |
disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
gradation | a series forming successive stages |
mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
nourish | nurture |
raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
cremate | to subject to cremation |
list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |