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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WordMeaning
skulkto move in a stealthy or furtive manner
simplisticexcessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details
discernibleable to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned
simianof, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes
ambushto attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
rehabilitateto restore to a former capacity : reinstate
daubto cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
deferencerespect and esteem due a superior or an elder