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 |
|---|---|
| apex | the uppermost point : vertex |
| suppliant | supplicant |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| jumble | to move in a confused or disordered manner |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
| environ | encircle |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |