GRE Word List
SLEEPER
one that achieves unexpected success; something originally of little value or importance that in time becomes very valuable
The meaning of the word sleeper is one that achieves unexpected success; something originally of little value or importance that in time becomes very valuable.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| surmise | guess; N. |
| paraphrase | restate a passage in one's own words while retaining thought of author; N: restatement of a text in other words |
| debris | rubble; wreckage; scattered remains of something broken or destroyed |
| virile | manly; having masculine spirit or strength; full of strength |
| fussy | fastidious; finicky; easily upset |
| infantile | childish; infantlike |
| disdain | treat with scorn or contempt |
| celestial | heavenly |
| rotundity | roundness; sonorousness of speech |
| factotum | handyman; person who does all kinds of work; CF. do everything |
