GRE Word List

LEGERDEMAIN

sleight of hand

The meaning of the word legerdemain is sleight of hand.

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WordMeaning
complicityassociation or participation in or as if in a wrongful act
insouciantlighthearted unconcern : nonchalance
minatoryhaving a menacing quality
muralof, relating to, or resembling a wall
posturethe position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose
legatoin a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones)
rampa sloping way or plane: such as
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
bacchanalorgy
taperto become progressively smaller toward one end