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
doctrinairestubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations
disinclinationa preference for avoiding something : slight aversion
abolishto end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul
cowthe mature female of cattle (genus Bos)
connubialof or relating to the married state : conjugal
interdicta Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
deliriuman acute (see acute
gruffrough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect
subsistencereal being : existence