GRE Word List
STRATAGEM
deceptive scheme; clever trick
The meaning of the word stratagem is deceptive scheme; clever trick.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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cordial | warmly friendly; gracious; heartfelt; Ex. cordial welcome |
poultice | soothing application applied to sore and inflamed portions of the body |
scraps | leftover food |
plenitude | abundance; plenty; great amount; completeness; fullness; CF. plenary, plenty |
waffle | speak equivocally about an issue; N. |
agglomeration | collection; heap; V. agglomerate: gather into a rounded mass; N. aggolmeate: jumbled mass; heap |
coup | highly successful action or sudden attack; coup(s) d'etat; CF. coup de gr\^ace: deathblow or shot which kills |
prosody | art of versification; study of the metrical structure of verse |
warranty | guarantee; assurance by seller |
overweening | arrogant; presumptuous |