GRE Word List
SHREWD
marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen
The meaning of the word shrewd is marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| facade | the front of a building |
| legislature | a body of persons having the power to legislate |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
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| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |