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

WordMeaning
mediateoccupying a middle position
granarya storehouse for threshed grain
entreethe act or manner of entering : entrance
queerdiffering in some way from what is usual or normal : odd
prominentstanding out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant
carpingmarked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism
rotethe use of memory usually with little intelligence
dissidentdisagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief
brackishsomewhat salty
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality