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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WordMeaning
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
subservientuseful in an inferior capacity : subordinate
quaffto drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously
asceticpracticing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
ventriloquistone who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism
abrogateto abolish by authoritative action : annul
alcovea small recessed section of a room : nook
guyman
smotherto kill by depriving of air
arrogancean attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions