GRE Word List
TRICKSTER
one who tricks: such as
The meaning of the word trickster is one who tricks: such as.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| denizen | inhabitant |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| allure | to entice by charm or attraction |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |