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
humusa brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic
submissivesubmitting to others
inordinateexceeding reasonable limits : immoderate
vagabonda person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life
pastoralof, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen
homilya usually short sermon
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
correlateeither of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife)
mangleto injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing
quintessencethe fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies