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 |
|---|---|
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| defer | put off |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| resurge | to undergo a resurgence |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| addendum | a thing added : addition |