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 |
|---|---|
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| random | a haphazard course |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| multifarious | having or occurring in great variety : diverse |