GRE Word List
CONNIVANCE
the act of conniving
The meaning of the word connivance is the act of conniving.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| feint | something feigned |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| circlet | a little circle |
| skulk | to move in a stealthy or furtive manner |
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| anomaly | something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| thermal | of, relating to, or caused by heat |