GRE Word List
CUNNING
dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end
The meaning of the word cunning is dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| onus | burden |
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| brook | creek |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |