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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| patent | open to public inspection |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| suture | a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| demerit | offense |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |