GRE Word List

LEGERDEMAIN

sleight of hand

The meaning of the word legerdemain is sleight of hand.

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WordMeaning
denounceto pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil
restitutionan act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
babbleto talk enthusiastically or excessively
swear-wordword considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody''
razeto destroy to the ground : demolish
obsoleteno longer in use or no longer useful
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
sheafa quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together
gargoylea spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building