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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |