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 |
|---|---|
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| molecule | the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| conjugal | of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |