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 |
|---|---|
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| healthful | beneficial to health of body or mind |
| broil | to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill |
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |