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
facetiousjoking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish
unobtrusivenot obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous
assailto attack violently : assault
fallibleliable to be erroneous
expertisethe skill of an expert
renegeto go back on a promise or commitment
patriarchone of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people
moodinesssubject to depression : gloomy
reclineto cause or permit to incline backwards
impecunioushaving very little or no money usually habitually : penniless