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
imperviousnot allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable
citeto call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court)
distraitapprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted
taintto contaminate morally : corrupt
extroverta person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
amplegenerous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity
anachronisman error in chronology
authenticateto prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine
retardto delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment