GRE Word List
REVERT
to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject)
The meaning of the word revert is to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject).
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| harbor | a place of security and comfort : refuge |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| optometrist | a specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist |