GRE Word List

LEGERDEMAIN

sleight of hand

The meaning of the word legerdemain is sleight of hand.

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transcendentaltranscendent
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
gobbleto swallow or eat greedily
firebranda piece of burning wood
recessionthe act or action of receding : withdrawal
authoritarianof, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority
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