GRE Word List
LEGERDEMAIN
sleight of hand
The meaning of the word legerdemain is sleight of hand.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| deplore | to feel or express grief for |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| fluted | having or marked by grooves |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |