GRE Word List
HOODWINK
to deceive by false appearance : dupe
The meaning of the word hoodwink is to deceive by false appearance : dupe.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| finished | entirely done |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| reverberate | reflect |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |