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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |