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 |
|---|---|
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| boor | peasant |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |