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 |
|---|---|
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| coalesce | to grow together |
| potent | having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| confidential | marked by intimacy or willingness to confide |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |