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 |
|---|---|
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| whinny | to neigh especially in a low or gentle way |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| husband | a male partner in a marriage |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |