GRE Word List
STRATAGEM
an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy
The meaning of the word stratagem is an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| demure | reserved |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
| rivulet | a small stream |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |