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 |
|---|---|
| functionary | one who serves in a certain function |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| sybarite | voluptuary |