GRE Word List

MACHIAVELLIAN

of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism

The meaning of the word machiavellian is of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism.

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dispelto drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate
vertexthe top of the head
incendiaryigniting combustible materials spontaneously
banea source of harm or ruin : curse
straggleto wander from the direct course or way : rove
urgentcalling for immediate attention : pressing
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
rarefiedbeing less dense
cloistera monastic establishment
snipa small piece that is snipped off