GRE Word List

SKULDUGGERY

underhanded or unscrupulous behavior

The meaning of the word skulduggery is underhanded or unscrupulous behavior.

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WordMeaning
amissin a mistaken way : wrongly
concomitantaccompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way
obliqueneither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined
primaryfirst in order of time or development : primitive
tardymoving slowly : sluggish
chroniclea historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation
usurythe lending of money with an interest charge for its use
disabuseto free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy
volitionthe power of choosing or determining : will
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life