GRE Word List
DEXTEROUS
mentally adroit and skillful : clever
The meaning of the word dexterous is mentally adroit and skillful : clever.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| homogeneous | of the same or a similar kind or nature |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| retiring | reserved |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |