GRE Word List
LEGERDEMAIN
sleight of hand
The meaning of the word legerdemain is sleight of hand.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| bruise | an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
| expository | of, relating to, or containing exposition |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |