GRE Word List
SLICK
make smooth or glossy; N: smooth surface; Ex. oil slick; ADJ: smooth; glossy; deftly executed; adroit; glib
The meaning of the word slick is make smooth or glossy; N: smooth surface; Ex. oil slick; ADJ: smooth; glossy; deftly executed; adroit; glib.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nomadic | wandering; N. nomad: tribe who migrates from place to place |
| precocious | advanced in development; N. precocity |
| tantalize | tease; excite by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach; torture with disappointment; CF. Tantalus: Greek mythological figure |
| bohemian | unconventional (in an artistic way) |
| cynical | skeptical or distrustful of human motives; N. cynicism; CF. cynic: person who believes all people are motivated by selfishness |
| flout | reject; mock; show contempt for; scorn; Ex. flout the rules |
| wrench | twist; pull; strain; Ex. He wrenched the gun out of her hands. |
| gauche | clumsy (in social behavior); coarse and uncouth |
| flit | fly; fly or move lightly or quickly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by; Ex. a bee flitting from flower to flower |
| relapse | return to a former state (esp. after improvement); N. |
