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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epiloguea concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work
appraiseto set a value on : to estimate the amount of
igneousformed by solidification of magma
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
proprietythe quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness
abscissionthe act or process of cutting off : removal
flutterto flap the wings rapidly
prodto thrust a pointed instrument into : prick
clemencydisposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due
looma frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace