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 |
|---|---|
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| conglomeration | the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated |
| obstetrician | a physician specializing in obstetrics |
| transport | to transfer or convey from one place to another |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |