GRE Word List
CANARD
unfounded false rumor; exaggerated false report
The meaning of the word canard is unfounded false rumor; exaggerated false report.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inclusive | tending to include all; all-inclusive; Ex. inclusive charge |
| stratagem | deceptive scheme; clever trick |
| egoism | excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others; selfishness; ADJ. egoistic, egoistical |
| indolent | lazy |
| elixir | cure-all; panacea; something invigorating |
| reproach | blame (not angrily but sadly); express disapproval or disappointment; N. ADJ. reproachful |
| lagoon | shallow body of water or lake near a sea; lake separated from a sea by sandbars or coral reefs |
| legend | explanatory list of symbols on a map |
| simian | monkeylike; N: ape or monkey |
| subservient | behaving like a slave; servile; obsequious; subordinate; N. subservience |
