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 |
|---|---|
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| imbibe | drink |
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
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| niggle | trifle |
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| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |