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 |
|---|---|
| defalcate | deduct |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |