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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| sentinel | sentry |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| perfidious | of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| spasmodic | relating to or affected or characterized by spasm |