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 |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| culinary | of or relating to the kitchen or cookery |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| realm | kingdom |
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |