GRE Word List

CONNIVANCE

the act of conniving

The meaning of the word connivance is the act of conniving.

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WordMeaning
adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
impermeablenot permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance
browseto eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse
palmany of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves
forerunnerone that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as
dominantcommanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others
aridexcessively dry
minutethe 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds
prodto thrust a pointed instrument into : prick
chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety