GRE Word List
SURREPTITIOUS
done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine
The meaning of the word surreptitious is done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| suppliant | supplicant |
| comeback | a sharp or witty reply : retort |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |