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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WordMeaning
bestowto put to use : apply
prevaricateto deviate from the truth : equivocate
reiterateto state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect
reminiscenceapprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence
premonitionprevious notice or warning : forewarning
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
contaminateto soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association
vagrantone who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support
plastera medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance
cumulativeincreasing by successive additions