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.

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WordMeaning
bidto offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance
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dingydirty
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ineluctablenot to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable
momentuma property (see property
taperto become progressively smaller toward one end
stridentcharacterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound
redundantexceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous
forebodingthe act of one who forebodes