flinch
to make a quick, involuntary movement in response to pain or fear; to shrink back
Flinch in a sentence
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She did not flinch when the doctor administered the injection.
The young surgeon did not flinch even as the instructor described the most demanding part of the procedure.
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Verbal · Sentence Equivalence
Because the evidence linking the additive to the illness remained blank, regulators declined to issue a ban and instead called for further study.
Using “flinch” well
Flinch denotes an involuntary recoil from pain, fear, or something unpleasant, and figuratively a failure of nerve. It is typically intransitive and often appears in the negative, as in did not flinch, to signal composure.
More GRE words starting with F
to make up something false in order to deceive
a deliberately false statement or invented account intended to mislead
a person who invents elaborate or untruthful stories
treating serious matters with inappropriate or flippant humor
achieved too easily and therefore superficial or shallow
to make an action or process easier or more achievable
a small, organized group within a larger one, especially one that is in opposition
inclined to form rival groups and provoke internal dissent
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