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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WordMeaning
eloquencediscourse marked by force and persuasiveness
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
attritionsorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God
blunderto move unsteadily or confusedly
slickhaving a smooth surface : slippery
refectorya dining hall (as in a monastery or college)
tempothe rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking
vernalof, relating to, or occurring in the spring
protrudeto jut out from the surrounding surface or context
extricateto free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty