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 |
|---|---|
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| glower | to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| bauble | trinket |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| rabid | extremely violent : furious |
| craft | skill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity |
| behoove | to be necessary, proper, or advantageous for |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |