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 |
|---|---|
| dynamic | marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| somatic | of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |