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 |
|---|---|
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| primate | a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |