GRE Word List
LEGERDEMAIN
sleight of hand
The meaning of the word legerdemain is sleight of hand.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| suspense | the state of being suspended : suspension |
| conclave | a private meeting or secret assembly |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| influx | a coming in |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |