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

WordMeaning
suffuseto spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush
concoctto prepare by combining raw materials
nauticalof, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships
topographythe art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations
lecterna stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker
miscellaneousconsisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous
furtivedone in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious
emollientmaking soft or supple
exodusthe mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table
circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea