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 |
|---|---|
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| jumble | to move in a confused or disordered manner |
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| broil | to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| collected | gathered together |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |