GRE Word List
CANARD
a false or unfounded report or story
The meaning of the word canard is a false or unfounded report or story.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| trickster | one who tricks: such as |