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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |