GRE Word List
LEGERDEMAIN
sleight of hand
The meaning of the word legerdemain is sleight of hand.
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|---|---|
| season | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
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| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
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| momentum | a property (see property |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| manumit | to release from slavery |