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
archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
lopean easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter
profusionlavish expenditure : extravagance
precipitousprecipitate
implicitcapable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied
reciteto repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
catastrophea momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin
daintysomething delicious to the taste
slougha place of deep mud or mire
abashto destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert