GRE Word List

LEGERDEMAIN

sleight of hand

The meaning of the word legerdemain is sleight of hand.

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marginalwritten or printed in the margin of a page or sheet
captiousmarked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections
irrepressibleimpossible to repress, restrain, or control
primordialfirst created or developed : primeval
lancea steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry
counterpartone of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate
benefitsomething that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage
horoscopea diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life
haphappening
filchto steal secretly or casually