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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fell | skin |
unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |
obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |
sleeper | one that sleeps |
imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |