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 |
|---|---|
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| dazzle | to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| ciliated | possessing cilia |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| cryptic | secret |