GRE Word List
HALTING
marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness
The meaning of the word halting is marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| clapper | one that claps: such as |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| dire | exciting horror |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| grill | to broil on a grill |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |