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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supererogatoryobserved or performed to an extent not enjoined or required
agrarianof or relating to fields or lands or their tenure
transcendentexceeding usual limits : surpassing
fanciedimagined or believed to be true or real
oligarchygovernment by the few
conformistone who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior
unprepossessingnot tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing
concisemarked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
amiablefriendly, sociable, and congenial