GRE Word List
ADROIT
skillful (in using mind or hand)
The meaning of the word adroit is skillful (in using mind or hand).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| equivocate | use equivocal language to deceive people; lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth; N. equivocation |
| din | continued loud noise; V: make a din; instill by wearying repetition |
| chaff | worthless products of an endeavor; husk(outer seed cover) separated from grain; Ex. separate the wheat from the chaff |
| hallowed | blessed; consecrated; Ex. hallowed ground; V. hallow: set apart as holy |
| arrears | being in debt; money that should have been paid; work that should have been done |
| rectitude | moral correctness; moral uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment |
| artery | blood-vessel; CF. vein |
| hovel | shack; small wretched house |
| mealymouthed | indirect in speech (when something unpleasant must be said); hypocritical; evasive |
| rubric | title or heading (in red print); directions for religious ceremony; protocol |
