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 |
|---|---|
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |