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 |
|---|---|
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| constituent | a member of a constituency |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |