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 |
|---|---|
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| opus | work |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| anonymity | the quality or state of being anonymous |
| tramp | to walk, tread, or step especially heavily |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| implication | something implied: such as |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |