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 |
|---|---|
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| quench | put out |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| equine | of, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| coma | a state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |