GRE Word List

AVERT

to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance

The meaning of the word avert is to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance.

Random words

WordMeaning
haggleto cut roughly or clumsily : hack
groovea long narrow channel or depression
topographythe art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations
accelerateto move faster : to gain speed
shangri-laa remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia
polaritythe quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles
reveriedaydream
sartorialof or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes
claviclea bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum
bogusnot genuine : counterfeit