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
irrefutableimpossible to refute : incontrovertible
evocativeevoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response
reimburseto pay back to someone : repay
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
disconcertto throw into confusion
mutabilityprone to change : inconstant
laggardlagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind
mediateoccupying a middle position
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption
apiarya place where bees are kept