GRE Word List
CONNIVANCE
the act of conniving
The meaning of the word connivance is the act of conniving.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence |
| 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 |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |