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 |
|---|---|
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| credo | a guiding belief or principle : creed |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |