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 |
|---|---|
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| ward | the action or process of guarding |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| scintilla | spark |
| demerit | offense |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |