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 |
|---|---|
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| odorous | having an odor: such as |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| cataclysm | flood |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |