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 |
|---|---|
| boor | peasant |
| recital | a detailed account : enumeration |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| fodder | something fed to domestic animals |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |