GRE Word List
DEXTEROUS
mentally adroit and skillful : clever
The meaning of the word dexterous is mentally adroit and skillful : clever.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| forensic | belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate |
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |