GRE Word List
REVERT
relapse; backslide; turn back to; return to the former owner; N. reversion
The meaning of the word revert is relapse; backslide; turn back to; return to the former owner; N. reversion.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| verdigris | green coating or patina on copper which has been exposed to the weather |
| recipient | receiver |
| bicker | quarrel |
| centripetal | tending toward the center |
| finery | beautiful clothes for a special occasion |
| obsolete | outmoded; no longer used |
| glutton | someone who eats too much; ADJ. gluttonous: given to gluttony; greedy; CF. gluttony: habit of eating too much |
| colloquial | pertaining to conversational or common speech; informal; N. colloquialism: colloquial expression |
| apotheosis | elevation to godhood; an ideal example of something |
| parable | short simple story teaching a moral |