GRE Word List
LEGERDEMAIN
sleight of hand
The meaning of the word legerdemain is sleight of hand.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| fete | festival |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |