GRE Word List
SUBTERFUGE
deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
The meaning of the word subterfuge is deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |
| harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |