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 |
|---|---|
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| anarchy | absence of government |
| prone | having a tendency or inclination : being likely |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| billowing | wave |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| zealot | a zealous person |