GRE Word List
LEGERDEMAIN
sleight of hand
The meaning of the word legerdemain is sleight of hand.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| abrasive | causing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade |