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 |
|---|---|
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |