GRE Word List
DISINGENUOUS
lacking in candor
The meaning of the word disingenuous is lacking in candor.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| rent | property (such as a house) rented or for rent |
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| tyranny | oppressive power |
| nourishment | food |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |