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 |
|---|---|
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| cohorts | companion |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| lout | to bow in respect |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |