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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credulityreadiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence
parishthe ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor
certitudethe state of being or feeling certain
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