GRE Word List
OVERT
open to view : manifest
The meaning of the word overt is open to view : manifest.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| entomology | a branch of zoology that deals with insects |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
| vortex | something that resembles a whirlpool |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |