GRE Word List
STRATAGEM
deceptive scheme; clever trick
The meaning of the word stratagem is deceptive scheme; clever trick.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| puissant | powerful; strong; potent; N. puissance: power |
| papyrus | ancient paper made from stem of papyrus plant |
| gentry | people of standing(rank or position); people of good family or high social position; class of people just below nobility |
| quibble | minor objection or complaint; V: raise minor objections; carp; cavil |
| igneous | produced by fire; of fire; volcanic; (of rocks) formed from lava; Ex. igneous meteorite |
| engaged | employed; busy; betrothed; involved in conflict |
| wizardry | sorcery; magic |
| lancet | small surgical tool for making incisions |
| poultice | soothing application applied to sore and inflamed portions of the body |
| misanthrope | one who hates mankind; misanthropist |
