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 |
|---|---|
| matrix | something within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form |
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| accoutre | to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| connoisseur | expert |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |