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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| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
| supplicate | to make a humble entreaty |
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| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
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| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
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