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 |
|---|---|
| paradigm | example |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| collusion | secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| mischance | bad luck |