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 |
|---|---|
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| deify | to make a god of |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |