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 |
|---|---|
| humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| multiform | having many forms or appearances |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |