GRE Word List
LEGERDEMAIN
sleight of hand
The meaning of the word legerdemain is sleight of hand.
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|---|---|
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| kudos | praise given for achievement |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |