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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| baroque | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| maroon | a dark red |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |