GRE Word List

INGENIOUS

having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving

The meaning of the word ingenious is having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving.

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WordMeaning
thematicof, relating to, or constituting a theme
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
dwindleto become steadily less : shrink
intelligentsiaintellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite
asymmetrichaving two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical
conclavea private meeting or secret assembly
aridexcessively dry
scaffolda temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground
convolutedhaving convolutions
citadela fortress that commands (see command