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 |
|---|---|
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |
| billowing | wave |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
| execute | to carry out fully : put completely into effect |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |