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.

Random words

WordMeaning
implicationsomething implied: such as
bullya blustering, browbeating person
vacillateto waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses
gratuitousnot called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
rolling(of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments
vendettablood feud
corroborateto support with evidence or authority : make more certain
decadencethe process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent
dregssediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate
besiegeto surround with armed forces