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 |
|---|---|
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| arcade | a long arched building or gallery |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| potentate | ruler |
| tawny | of the color tawny |