GRE Word List
DEXTEROUS
mentally adroit and skillful : clever
The meaning of the word dexterous is mentally adroit and skillful : clever.
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| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |