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 |
|---|---|
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| agrarian | of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| dauntless | incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless |
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |
| sonic | utilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves |
| dart | a light spear |