GRE Word List

GUILE

deceitful cunning : duplicity

The meaning of the word guile is deceitful cunning : duplicity.

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WordMeaning
chantto make melodic sounds with the voice
chastento correct by punishment or suffering : discipline
fermentto undergo fermentation
inferto derive as a conclusion from facts or premises
fringean ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band
distractto draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time
parallelextending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant
nepotismfavoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship
nadirthe point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer
detachedstanding by itself : separate