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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| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| haunt | to visit often : frequent |
| outgoing | going away : departing |
| prattle | prate |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| compact | predominantly formed or filled : composed |