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 |
|---|---|
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| realm | kingdom |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| dingy | dirty |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| nauseate | to become affected with nausea |