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 |
|---|---|
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| encompass | include |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |
| thesis | a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
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