GRE Word List

OVOID

resembling an egg in shape : ovate

The meaning of the word ovoid is resembling an egg in shape : ovate.

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WordMeaning
awfulextremely disagreeable or objectionable
distractto draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time
totterto move unsteadily : stagger
proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
rouea man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake
effulgentradiant splendor : brilliance
modean arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval
paucitysmallness of number : fewness
antidotea remedy to counteract the effects of poison
palleta straw-filled tick or mattress