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 |
|---|---|
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| igneous | formed by solidification of magma |
| vertebrate | any 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 |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |