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 |
|---|---|
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| disport | sport |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| scenario | an outline or synopsis of a play |