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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| elevation | the height to which something is elevated: such as |
| frock | an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit |
| commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
| charm | the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |
| figurine | a small carved or molded figure : statuette |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |