GRE Word List
ARTIFICE
deception; trickery
The meaning of the word artifice is deception; trickery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| miasma | swamp gas; heavy vaporous atmosphere often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence; noxious atmosphere or influence |
| egotism | tendency to speak or write of oneself excessively; conceit; self-importance |
| feature | distinctive part of the faces (as the eyes or mouth); features: overall appearance of the face; prominent or distinctive quality; prominent article; film; V: make prominent |
| teetotalism | practice of abstaining totally from alcoholic drinks; N. teetotaler;; ADJ. teetotal; CF. T + total |
| loft | room or space under the roof; attic |
| bolster | support; reinforce |
| canto | division of a long poem |
| frenetic | frenzied; frantic |
| incoherent | unintelligible; muddled; unable to express one's thoughts in an orderly manner; illogical; lacking cohesion; not coherent |
| detrimental | harmful; damaging; N. detriment |
