GRE Word List
DIVERSION
the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation
The meaning of the word diversion is the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |