GRE Vocabulary： chicanery - antic

1.　　chicanery 

　　　　Look at this art of chicanery! One guy is distracting her while the other steals her purse.

　　　　(deception or trickery: actions or statements that trick people into believing something that is not true)

 

2.　　glutinous 

　　　　Yuk! This glutinous chewing gum will be hard to get off my shoe!

　　　　(having the properties of glue)

 

3.　　halfhearted

　　　　He made a halfhearted attempt to finish his homework, but I knew he wouldn't finish it.

　　　　(lacking heart, spirit, or interest)

 

4.　　exonerate

　　　　I spent years in prison before the court finally exonerated me.

　　　　(to prove that someone is not guilty of a crime or responsible for a problem, bad situation, etc. )

 

5.　　antic

　　　　The clown's antics can always make us chuckle.

　　　　(very playful, funny or silly)