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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| requite | to make return for : repay |
| predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |