GRE Word List
VEER
change in direction; swerve
The meaning of the word veer is change in direction; swerve.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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apex | tip; summit; climax; highest point |
nauseous | causing nausea; feeling nausea |
revert | relapse; backslide; turn back to; return to the former owner; N. reversion |
prank | mischievous trick |
upbraid | reprimand; severely scold |
maniacal | raging mad; insane; N. maniac: insane person; CF. mania: disorder of the mind; intense enthusiasm |
perquisite | any gain above stipulated salary; Ex. perquisites such as free meals and a car |
prescience | ability to foretell the future; knowledge of actions before they occur; ADJ. prescient |
figure | written symbols; number; amount represented in numbers; outline or silhouette of a thing or human body; person (well-known); impression; diagram; pattern; group in a dance; Ex. figure of speech; V. calculate with numbers; adorn with figures; appear; consider; Ex. My name did not figure in the list. |
colloquial | pertaining to conversational or common speech; informal; N. colloquialism: colloquial expression |