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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| delineate | to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| acclaim | applaud |