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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WordMeaning
flusterto put into a state of agitated confusion : upset
riddlea mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum
deferput off
intrudeto thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome
rusticateto go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life
embargoan order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
resurgeto undergo a resurgence
avertto turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance
addenduma thing added : addition