GRE Word List
SKULDUGGERY
underhanded or unscrupulous behavior
The meaning of the word skulduggery is underhanded or unscrupulous behavior.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| irate | roused to ire |
| nomenclature | name |
| spangle | a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing |
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |
| bog | wet spongy ground |