GRE Word List
ADROIT
having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations
The meaning of the word adroit is having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| spruce | to make spruce |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |