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 |
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inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |
grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |
malady | a disease or disorder of the animal body |
tend | to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce |
presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
dauntless | incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless |