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 |
|---|---|
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| satirical | of, relating to, or constituting satire |
| fete | festival |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| agility | the quality or state of being agile : nimbleness |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |