GRE Word List

GUILE

deceitful cunning : duplicity

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

Random words

WordMeaning
nomenclaturename
fancifulmarked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience
jauntysprightly in manner or appearance : lively
brochurepamphlet
fussyeasily upset : irritable
importunatetroublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand
overweeningarrogant
neologisma new word, usage, or expression
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
waylayto lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush