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 |
|---|---|
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| attire | to put garments on : dress |
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is but one God |
| benison | blessing |
| pendant | something suspended: such as |
| laud | praise |