GRE Word List

SLIPSHOD

wearing loose shoes or slippers

The meaning of the word slipshod is wearing loose shoes or slippers.

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WordMeaning
contumaciousstubbornly disobedient : rebellious
regaleto entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies
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girtha band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back
antediluvianof or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible
braidto make from braids
parallelextending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant
congruencethe quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
treatisea systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached