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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acumenkeenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters
sagaciousof keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning
voguepopular acceptation or favor : popularity
irasciblemarked by hot temper and easily provoked anger
havocwide and general destruction : devastation
patinaa usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color
hypnosisa trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject
nihilista viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless
freneticmarked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied
genusa class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic