GRE Word List

DEXTEROUS

mentally adroit and skillful : clever

The meaning of the word dexterous is mentally adroit and skillful : clever.

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studiousassiduous in the pursuit of learning
despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion
cullto select from a group : choose
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sterilefailing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores
gerrymanderthe act or method of gerrymandering
dissembleto hide under a false appearance
importto bring from a foreign or external source: such as
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poreto gaze intently