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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allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
apex | the uppermost point : vertex |
homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
sybarite | voluptuary |
scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
cuisine | manner of preparing food : style of cooking |
carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |