GRE Word List
FURTIVE
stealthy; quiet and secret (trying to escape notice); sneaky; Ex. furtive glance
The meaning of the word furtive is stealthy; quiet and secret (trying to escape notice); sneaky; Ex. furtive glance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dispassionate | calm; impartial; not influenced by personal feelings |
| enduring | lasting; surviving; V. endure: bear (pain or suffering) for a long time; remain alive (in spite of difficulties); last; survive |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| resignation | patiently submissiveness; statement that one is quitting a job; ADJ. resigned: acquiescent |
| dossier | file of documents on a subject or person; file; CF. bundle of papers labeled on the back |
| connotation | suggested or implied meaning of an expression; V. connote |
| exonerate | acquit; exculpate; free from blame or guilt |
| wax | increase gradually (as the moon); grow |
| hive | box for bees; V: cause to go in a hive |
| jest | playful remark or act; V. act or speak playfully |
