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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WordMeaning
dissipateto break up and drive off
pass_offpresent falsely; represent falsely to be
far-fetchedbrought from a remote time or place
phalanxa body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files
prologuethe preface or introduction to a literary work
panderto act as a pander
inexorablenot to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless
tarnishto dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil
effectuateto cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances