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 |
|---|---|
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| reverberate | reflect |
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| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
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| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |