GRE Word List

COVERT

not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled

The meaning of the word covert is not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled.

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WordMeaning
broodthe young of an animal or a family of young
importunatetroublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand
travailwork especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil
chipa small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off
marshala high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces
appallto overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely
cerebrationto use the mind : think
enmitypositive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will
chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety