GRE Word List
STRATAGEM
deceptive scheme; clever trick
The meaning of the word stratagem is deceptive scheme; clever trick.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 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 |
