GRE Word List
BEGUILE
hoodwink
The meaning of the word beguile is hoodwink.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| wry | twist |