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 |
|---|---|
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
| infest | to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |