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 |
|---|---|
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |
| provident | frugal |
| predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |