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 |
|---|---|
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| eventual | contingent |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| verbalize | to express something in words |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |