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 |
|---|---|
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |