GRE Word List

DEFT

characterized by facility and skill

The meaning of the word deft is characterized by facility and skill.

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WordMeaning
curtailto make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part
espionagethe practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company
irreproachablenot reproachable : blameless
potenthaving or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful
terminationend in time or existence : conclusion
benevolentmarked by or disposed to doing good
invulnerableincapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed
ethnicof or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
sturdyfirmly built or constituted : stout