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 |
|---|---|
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| deserts | arid land with usually sparse vegetation |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |