GRE Word List
BEGUILE
hoodwink
The meaning of the word beguile is hoodwink.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| afterlife | an existence after death |
| opulence | wealth |
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |
| disgorge | to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| dilate | to become enlarged or widened |