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 |
|---|---|
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| stench | stink |
| muggy | being warm, damp, and close |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |