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
parcheddeprived of natural moisture
demeanto lower in character, status, or reputation
inopportuneinconvenient
affectedartificial; pretended
wafflea crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron
creepto move along with the body prone and close to the ground
frescothe art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments
topographythe art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations
asceticpracticing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
defoliateto deprive of leaves especially prematurely