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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protrudeto jut out from the surrounding surface or context
lasciviousfilled with or showing sexual desire : lewd
askewout of line : at an angle
slougha place of deep mud or mire
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murkycharacterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke
mischancebad luck