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 |
|---|---|
| unregenerate | not regenerate |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| bent | unenclosed grassland |