GRE Word List
DEFT
characterized by facility and skill
The meaning of the word deft is characterized by facility and skill.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vigor | active bodily or mental strength or force |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| hap | happening |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| lumber | to move ponderously |