GRE Word List
SLITHER
to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface
The meaning of the word slither is to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| azure | the blue color of the clear sky |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| domicile | a dwelling place : place of residence : home |
| sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
| compilation | the act or process of compiling |