GRE Word List
LEGERDEMAIN
sleight of hand
The meaning of the word legerdemain is sleight of hand.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| spare | not being used |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| spate | freshet |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| demure | reserved |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |