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skulk

verbCommon GRE wordMore S words

to move or lurk furtively to avoid notice

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Skulk in a sentence

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A figure skulked in the shadows near the gate.

Synonyms
lurkprowlsneak
Antonyms
paradeflaunt

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Modern editors have softened many passages that earlier audiences accepted without protest, finding blank what their grandparents had regarded as merely robust and good-humored.

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Skulk (verb) means to move or lurk furtively to avoid notice
Here is skulk used in an example sentence: "A figure skulked in the shadows near the gate."
Common synonyms for skulk include lurk, prowl, sneak.
Antonyms of skulk include parade, flaunt.
Skulk is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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