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 |
|---|---|
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| dint | force |