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 |
|---|---|
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| executioner | one who executes |
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |