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 |
|---|---|
| dissertation | an extended usually written treatment of a subject |
| padre | a Christian clergyman |
| meteoric | of or relating to a meteor |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| affiliation | the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc. |
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| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |