GRE Word List
LEGERDEMAIN
sleight of hand
The meaning of the word legerdemain is sleight of hand.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| docket | a brief written summary of a document : abstract |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| bog | wet spongy ground |