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
mandatean authoritative command
compassionsympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
deltathe 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table
loiterto delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle
douseto plunge into water
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
titlethe distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production
extrinsicnot forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous
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