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 |
|---|---|
| mystic | mystical |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| chafe | irritate |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |