GRE Word List
CRAFT
skill (esp. with one's hands); skill in deceiving people; guile; ADJ. crafty: cleverly deceitful; cunning
The meaning of the word craft is skill (esp. with one's hands); skill in deceiving people; guile; ADJ. crafty: cleverly deceitful; cunning.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deadlock | standstill resulting from the opposition of two unrelenting forces; stalemate |
| lank | long and thin; Ex. Lank, gaunt, Abraham Lincoln |
| depredation | plundering; destruction |
| bate | let down; lessen the force of; moderate; restrain; Ex. with bated breath; CF. abate |
| chaplain | clergyman attached to a chapel |
| silt | sediment deposited by running water (at the entrance to a harbor or by a bend in a river) |
| parched | extremely dry; very thirsty; V. parch: make or become extremely dry (by exposure to heat) |
| confidant | trusted friend (to whom one tells one's secret) |
| ramble | wander aimlessly (physically or mentally); digress |
| unearth | dig up; discover (facts) by careful searching; Ex. He unearthed some secrets about her; OP. conceal |
