GRE Word List
LEGERDEMAIN
sleight of hand
The meaning of the word legerdemain is sleight of hand.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| irremediable | not remediable |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |