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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
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| meddlesome | given to meddling |
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