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 |
|---|---|
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| duration | continuance in time |
| submerge | to put under water |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |