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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| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
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| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |
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