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 |
|---|---|
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| primal | original |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| scoff | an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe |