GRE Word List

STRATAGEM

an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy

The meaning of the word stratagem is an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy.

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tumidmarked by swelling : swollen
comityfriendly social atmosphere : social harmony
choiran organized company of singers (as in a church service)
subornto induce secretly to do an unlawful thing
perpetrateto bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit
infestto spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner
unrequitednot requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind
pinchto squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument
subsideto sink or fall to the bottom : settle
fawningseeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery