GRE Word List
ARTIFICE
clever or artful skill : ingenuity
The meaning of the word artifice is clever or artful skill : ingenuity.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| integrity | firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| lampoon | satire |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| artless | lacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |