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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mangeany of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange
upbraidto criticize severely : find fault with
concorda state of agreement : harmony
compoundsomething formed by a union of elements or parts
anthropomorphicdescribed or thought of as having a human form or human attributes
rolling(of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments
brittleeasily broken, cracked, or snapped
ludicrousamusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity
integralessential to completeness : constituent
askewout of line : at an angle