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 |
|---|---|
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| snivel | to run at the nose |
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |