GRE Word List
ADVERT
to turn the mind or attention
The meaning of the word advert is to turn the mind or attention.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| zeal | eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| foppish | foolish |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| hallowed | holy |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |