GRE Word List
MENDACIOUS
given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth
The meaning of the word mendacious is given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| ebullient | boiling |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| definitive | serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |