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 |
|---|---|
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| bevy | a large group or collection |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| malady | a disease or disorder of the animal body |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| lag | one that lags or is last |
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| denomination | an act of denominating |