GRE Word List
MACHINATIONS
an act of machinating
The meaning of the word machinations is an act of machinating.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pastry | a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| invulnerable | incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed |
| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |
| deserts | arid land with usually sparse vegetation |
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| cipher | zero |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| morbid | of, relating to, or characteristic of disease |