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 |
|---|---|
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| comprehensive | covering completely or broadly : inclusive |