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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| intimidate | to make timid or fearful : frighten |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| inclement | lacking mildness: such as |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| encumber | weigh down |