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 |
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| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |
| knave | a tricky deceitful fellow |
| cohabit | to live together as or as if a married couple |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |