GRE Word List

TRICKSTER

one who tricks: such as

The meaning of the word trickster is one who tricks: such as.

Random words

WordMeaning
torsothe human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk
luridcausing horror or revulsion : gruesome
transitiona change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another
rolling(of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments
buccaneerany of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption
hamperto restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede
assertto state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively
chimericalexisting only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary
incentivesomething that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action