GRE Word List
MACHINATIONS
an act of machinating
The meaning of the word machinations is an act of machinating.
Random words
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trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
posthumous | born after the death of the father |
neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
doctrine | a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma |
panoramic | of, relating to, or resembling a panorama: such as |
pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |