GRE Word List
SLEEK
smooth and shining (as from good health); V.
The meaning of the word sleek is smooth and shining (as from good health); V..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| articulate | effective; distinct; expressing ideas clearly; having clear sounds; having joints; Ex. articulate speech; V: express thoughts and feeling clearly; pronounce clearly; unite by joints |
| awry | distorted; crooked; bent; Ex. Our plans have gone awry. |
| recuperate | recover; return to health; regain; Ex. recuperate losses |
| imprecation | curse; swearword |
| motif | theme; recurrent thematic element in a musical or literary work; single or repeated pattern; figure |
| lumber | move heavily or clumsily; Ex. The bear lumbered through the woods; N: timber |
| snuffle | sniffle; sniff repeatedly (in order to keep liquid from running out of the nose) |
| cornucopia | horn (or horn-shaped container) overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance; horn of plenty |
| deterrent | something that discourages or deters |
| insensible | unconscious; unresponsive; insensitive; unaware; imperceptible; Ex. insensible of his danger/to pain; Ex. insensible change; CF. not the opposite of sensible |