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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toppleto fall from or as if from being top-heavy
sentinelsentry
convexcurved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle
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imperiousmarked by arrogant assurance : domineering
grudgeto be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully
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collationa light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper
disputatiousinclined to dispute