GRE Word List
DEVIATE
to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic
The meaning of the word deviate is to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| sanction | a formal decree |
| bulk | magnitude |
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| eccentricity | the quality or state of being eccentric |