GRE Word List

LEGERDEMAIN

sleight of hand

The meaning of the word legerdemain is sleight of hand.

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escapadea usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
pitha usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage
deliriuman acute (see acute
polygamistmarriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry
abusiveusing harsh, insulting language
magnitudegreat size or extent
irrefutableimpossible to refute : incontrovertible
sanctiona formal decree
unceremoniousnot ceremonious : informal