GRE Word List
LEGERDEMAIN
sleight of hand
The meaning of the word legerdemain is sleight of hand.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| depict | to represent by or as if by a picture |
| catapult | an ancient military device for hurling missiles |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| pose | to set forth or offer for attention or consideration |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |