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 |
|---|---|
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| engaging | tending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| ventral | of or relating to the belly : abdominal |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
