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 |
|---|---|
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
| obscure | dark |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| gibberish | unintelligible or meaningless language: |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |