GRE Word List

DEFT

characterized by facility and skill

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

Random words

WordMeaning
valedictionan act of bidding farewell
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
flitto pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another
surmisea thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture
gobbleto swallow or eat greedily
begetto procreate as the father : sire
respitea period of temporary delay
applicationan act of applying:
decantto draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers