GRE Word List
ORIENT
to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group
The meaning of the word orient is to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
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| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |