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 |
|---|---|
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| topography | the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| lumber | to move ponderously |