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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| pulmonary | of, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs |