GRE Word List

DIGRESSION

the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work

The meaning of the word digression is the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work.

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WordMeaning
subliminalinadequate to produce a sensation or a perception
perpetrateto bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit
calumnya misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation
scrutinizeto examine closely and minutely
ebbthe reflux of the tide toward the sea
trajectorythe curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space
execrabledeserving to be execrated : detestable
saturateto satisfy fully : satiate
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
revileto subject to verbal abuse : vituperate