GRE Word List
CONNIVANCE
the act of conniving
The meaning of the word connivance is the act of conniving.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| descry | to catch sight of |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |