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 |
|---|---|
| upright | perpendicular |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
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| muted | being mute : silent |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
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| disport | sport |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |