GRE Word List
LEGERDEMAIN
sleight of hand
The meaning of the word legerdemain is sleight of hand.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pending | during |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| fashion | the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |