GRE Word List
LEGERDEMAIN
sleight of hand
The meaning of the word legerdemain is sleight of hand.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| precipitant | precipitate |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |