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 |
|---|---|
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| oblivious | lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| confide | to have confidence : trust |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |