GRE Word List
FURTIVE
done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious
The meaning of the word furtive is done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| sentinel | sentry |
| meander | a winding path or course |
| anguish | extreme pain, distress, or anxiety |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |