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
trinketa small ornament (such as a jewel or ring)
grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
hivea container for housing honeybees
falsifyto prove or declare false : disprove
exigencythat which is required in a particular situation
shirkto go stealthily : sneak
temporalof or relating to time as opposed to eternity
spoilsportone who spoils the sport or pleasure of others
jabberto talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly
therapeuticof or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative