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 |
|---|---|
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| regiment | a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions |
| lumber | to move ponderously |