GRE Word List

CHICANERY

deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery

The meaning of the word chicanery is deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery.

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digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
stipenda fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses
strutto become turgid : swell
covenanta usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact
subdueto conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish
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cronea cruel or ugly old woman
remonstrateto present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate