GRE Word List
ARTIFICE
clever or artful skill : ingenuity
The meaning of the word artifice is clever or artful skill : ingenuity.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| appease | pacify |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |