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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WordMeaning
careera profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling
generateto bring into existence: such as
slapto strike sharply with or as if with the open hand
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hirelinga person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives
cliquea narrow exclusive circle or group of persons
luridcausing horror or revulsion : gruesome
vivisectionthe cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
adaptto make fit (as for a new use) often by modification