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 |
|---|---|
| veracious | truthful |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| complementary | serving to fill out or complete |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |