GRE Word List
BEGUILE
hoodwink
The meaning of the word beguile is hoodwink.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| migratory | of, relating to, or characterized by migration |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| magistrate | an official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as |
| potentate | ruler |
| peon | any of various workers in India, Sri Lanka, or Malaysia: such as |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |