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 |
|---|---|
| quaint | odd in an old-fashioned way; odd; old-fashioned; picturesque |
| obsequy | funeral ceremony |
| metamorphosis | change of form; Ex. metamorphosis of caterpillar to butterfly; V. metamorphose: change by metamorphosis |
| execrate | curse; express abhorrence for; detest |
| din | continued loud noise; V: make a din; instill by wearying repetition |
| recount | narrate or tell (a story); count over again |
| spectral | ghostly; N. specter: spectre; ghost; phantom |
| mirage | unreal reflection; optical illusion |
| salacious | lascivious; lustful; Ex. salacious monk |
| conversant | familiar with; having knowledge of |