GRE Word List
GUILE
deceitful cunning : duplicity
The meaning of the word guile is deceitful cunning : duplicity.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
| depravity | a corrupt act or practice |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| addle | rotten |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| courier | messenger |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
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