GRE Word List
GUILE
deceitful cunning : duplicity
The meaning of the word guile is deceitful cunning : duplicity.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
| impuissance | weakness |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| ventilate | to expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |