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 |
|---|---|
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| martial | of, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior |
| prosper | to succeed in an enterprise or activity |
| compatible | capable of existing together in harmony |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| impart | to give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| conspiracy | the act of conspiring together |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |