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 |
|---|---|
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |
| demure | reserved |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| imply | to express indirectly |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |