GRE Word List
GLIB
showing little forethought or preparation : offhand
The meaning of the word glib is showing little forethought or preparation : offhand.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| stamp | to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| studious | assiduous in the pursuit of learning |