GRE Word List

DUPLICITY

contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action

The meaning of the word duplicity is contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action.

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WordMeaning
cosmicof or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone
academicof, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning
verbiagea profusion of words usually of little or obscure content
flauntto display or obtrude oneself to public notice
egotismexcessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
inclinedhaving inclination, disposition, or tendency
spendthrifta person who spends improvidently or wastefully
rolling(of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments
drawto cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull