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 |
|---|---|
| impinge | encroach |
| entourage | one's attendants or associates |
| finished | entirely done |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| fusillade | a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |