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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| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
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| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| stamp | to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument |
| elliptical | of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| liaison | a binding or thickening agent used in cooking |