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 |
|---|---|
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
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| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |