GRE Word List

LEGERDEMAIN

sleight of hand

The meaning of the word legerdemain is sleight of hand.

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WordMeaning
cringeto recoil in distaste
bolstera long pillow or cushion
buffeta blow especially with the hand
hideousoffensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly
onusburden
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impaleto pierce with or as if with something pointed
abodethe place where one lives : home
knolla small round hill : mound