GRE Word List

ARTFUL

performed with or showing art or skill

The meaning of the word artful is performed with or showing art or skill.

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vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
concoctto prepare by combining raw materials
broachbrooch
malapropismthe usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase
exactto call for forcibly or urgently and obtain
aloftat or to a great height
insidioushaving a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach
meniala person doing menial work
lacerationthe act of lacerating