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.
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Word | Meaning |
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exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
ponderous | of very great weight |