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
papyrusa tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley
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mobilecapable of moving or being moved : movable
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