GRE Word List

GUILE

deceitful cunning : duplicity

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

Random words

WordMeaning
curmudgeona crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man
indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
stinta period of time spent at a particular activity
unfetterto free from fetters
prosperto succeed in an enterprise or activity
credoa guiding belief or principle : creed
eonan immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age
proponentone who argues in favor of something : advocate
gambolto skip about in play : frisk
ellipticalof, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse