GRE Word List
LEGERDEMAIN
sleight of hand
The meaning of the word legerdemain is sleight of hand.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| impinge | encroach |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| enhance | heighten |