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 |
|---|---|
| indifferent | marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| filial | of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |
| agility | the quality or state of being agile : nimbleness |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |