GRE Word List

LEGERDEMAIN

sleight of hand

The meaning of the word legerdemain is sleight of hand.

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obsequiousmarked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
sparenot being used
spatulaa flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting
spatefreshet
charany of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots
demurereserved
usurpto seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right
colloquialused in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation
devoutcommitted or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises
vulgarlacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse