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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stilted | pompous |
| shove | to push along |
| prosody | the study of versification |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| mundane | of, relating to, or characteristic of the world |
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| motley | variegated in color |
| impute | to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly |