GRE Word List
DEFLECT
to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction
The meaning of the word deflect is to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |