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).

Random words

WordMeaning
painstakingtaking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort
ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
compulsivehaving power to compel
taintto contaminate morally : corrupt
overthrowoverturn
endorseto write on the back of
retrospectiveof, relating to, or given to retrospection
abjureto renounce upon oath
objectiveexpressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations
primogeniturethe state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents