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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careento put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull
ebullientboiling
contendto strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle
goadto incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad
trampletramp
deifyto make a god of
yoretime past and especially long past
tribulationdistress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution
protagonistthe principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story)
irreparablenot reparable : irremediable