GRE Word List
SLICK
having a smooth surface : slippery
The meaning of the word slick is having a smooth surface : slippery.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| ciliated | possessing cilia |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| oatmeal | meal made from oats |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |