GRE Word List
OUTWIT
to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart
The meaning of the word outwit is to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| scintilla | spark |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |