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 |
|---|---|
| barefaced | having the face uncovered: |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| condiments | something used to enhance the flavor of food |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |