GRE Word List
GUILE
deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning; Ex. persuade her by guile
The meaning of the word guile is deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning; Ex. persuade her by guile.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| callous | hardened; unfeeling; without sympathy for the sufferings of others; unkind |
| belated | delayed |
| afterlife | life after death; later part of one's life |
| martial | warlike; of war; Ex. martial art/law |
| volatile | changeable; of a quickly changing nature (as of temper); mercurial; tending to violence; evaporating rapidly; Ex. volatile character/situation in the street |
| urchin | mischievous child (usually a boy); CF. urchin: hedgehog; CF. porcupine: pig with spikes ?; CF. sea urchin |
| profound | deep; not superficial; complete; Ex. profound thinker/remark/silence/deafness; N. profundity |
| acerbity | bitterness of speech and temper; ADJ. acerbic: bitter; acrid (in taste, manner, or tone) |
| luxuriant | abundant; growing healthily and in large amounts; excessively ornate; rich and splendid; fertile; Ex. luxuriant forests/prose; CF. luxurious, luxuriate |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth or reality; probable or likely to be true; plausible |
