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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lavish | expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal |
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
| 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 |
| unkempt | not combed |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |