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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| ebullient | boiling |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| trample | tramp |
| deify | to make a god of |
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |