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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Word | Meaning |
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modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |
compelling | that compels: such as |
grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
vital | of the utmost importance |
vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
regatta | a rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races |
offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |