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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| parlance | speech |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |