GRE Word List
LEGERDEMAIN
sleight of hand
The meaning of the word legerdemain is sleight of hand.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| convention | agreement |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| contrive | devise |
| writ | something written : writing |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
| shambles | a meat market |