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 |
|---|---|
| patent | open to public inspection |
| 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") |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |