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 |
|---|---|
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| unique | being the only one : sole |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| relish | characteristic flavor |