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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atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
disconsolatecheerless
deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle
luxuriantyielding abundantly : fertile
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
purgeto clear of guilt
prosperto succeed in an enterprise or activity
impunityexemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss
multiformhaving many forms or appearances
paupera person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity