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 |
|---|---|
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| waffle | a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |
| topography | the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |