GRE Word List
LEGERDEMAIN
sleight of hand
The meaning of the word legerdemain is sleight of hand.
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| dank | unpleasantly moist or wet |
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| paramour | lover |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |
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