GRE Word List
CONNIVANCE
the act of conniving
The meaning of the word connivance is the act of conniving.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| corrugated | having corrugations |
| roster | a roll or list of personnel |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |