GRE Word List
LEGERDEMAIN
sleight of hand
The meaning of the word legerdemain is sleight of hand.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| conjugal | of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| stultify | to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on |