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 |
|---|---|
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| microcosm | a little world |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |