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.

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punyslight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak
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distinctivemarking as separate or different : serving to distinguish
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fitacceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper
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archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense