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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| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| mauve | a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color |
| bovine | of, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow |
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |