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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| droop | to hang or incline downward |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| conglomerate | made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds |
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |