GRE Word List
BEGUILE
hoodwink
The meaning of the word beguile is hoodwink.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| witless | destitute of wit or understanding : foolish |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| dire | exciting horror |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| verge | brink |