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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| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |
| factotum | a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities |
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |