GRE Word List
SLICK
having a smooth surface : slippery
The meaning of the word slick is having a smooth surface : slippery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| galley | a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |