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 |
|---|---|
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| bolt | a lightning stroke |
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| regatta | a rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races |