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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WordMeaning
dispenseto divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions
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stampto pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument
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ossifyto change into bone
meniala person doing menial work
decantto draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers
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