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 |
|---|---|
| demographic | the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| recline | to cause or permit to incline backwards |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |