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 |
|---|---|
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| demographic | the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| cascade | a steep usually small fall of water |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |