GRE Word List
LEGERDEMAIN
sleight of hand
The meaning of the word legerdemain is sleight of hand.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pilfer | steal |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
| metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| calorific | caloric |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |