GRE Word List

PERFIDIOUS

of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy

The meaning of the word perfidious is of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy.

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WordMeaning
curtailto make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part
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stanchto check or stop the flowing of
dogmaticcharacterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts
allegorythe expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
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disjunctiona sharp cleavage : disunion
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takeoffa rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket
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