GRE Word List
ADVERT
to turn the mind or attention
The meaning of the word advert is to turn the mind or attention.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| righteous | acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin |
| mercurial | of, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| functional | of, connected with, or being a function |