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 |
|---|---|
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |