GRE Word List
HOODWINK
to deceive by false appearance : dupe
The meaning of the word hoodwink is to deceive by false appearance : dupe.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| viable | capable of living |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| antler | one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family |
| onus | burden |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| charlatan | quack |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |