GRE Word List
BEGUILE
hoodwink
The meaning of the word beguile is hoodwink.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| application | an act of applying: |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| refulgent | a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |