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 |
|---|---|
| mausoleum | a large tomb |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |
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| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |
| correlation | the state or relation of being correlated |