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 |
|---|---|
| potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| prudent | characterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| dys- | abnormal |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |