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 |
|---|---|
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| beatific | of, possessing, or imparting beatitude |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| submerge | to put under water |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |