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Guile
is a GRE word you need to know.
So is commodious. Does it mean:
| extremely stingy |
| comfortably spacious |
Example Sentences
- While innocent Frank is principally defined by his curiosity, he isn't without guile.
- Corruption - where someone with power or guile gets what they want first.
- It's too personal, they're in love with their own guile.
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Word Origin & History
guile
c.1150, from O.Fr. guile, from Frank. *wigila "trick, ruse" (cf. O.Fris. wigila "sorcery, witchcraft," and O.E. wil "trick," see wile).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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