GRE Word List
SLEIGHT
dexterity; CF. sleight of hand: legerdemain; quickness of the hands in doing tricks
The meaning of the word sleight is dexterity; CF. sleight of hand: legerdemain; quickness of the hands in doing tricks.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ostracize | banish from a group; exclude from public favor; ban; Ex. His friends ostracized him. N. ostracism |
| pulverize | crush or grind into very small particles |
| contumacious | stubborn and disobedient; resisting authority (esp. disobedient to an order made by a court) |
| extricate | free from an entanglement or difficulty; disentangle |
| unceremonious | not done politely without due formalities |
| sift | put through a sieve to separate fine from coarse particles; sort or examine carefully |
| knell | tolling of a bell especially to indicate a funeral, disaster, etc.; sound of the funeral bell; V. |
| materialism | preoccupation with physical comforts and things; excessive regard for worldly concerns (rather than spiritual matters) |
| celibate | abstaining from sexual intercourse; unmarried; N. celibacy |
| retinue | following; attendants |
