GRE Word List

SLEIGHT

deceitful craftiness

The meaning of the word sleight is deceitful craftiness.

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WordMeaning
retainto keep in possession or use
hypnosisa trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject
penetrateto pass into or through
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
blanchto take the color out of
confluencea coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point
vouchsafeto grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner
vindictivedisposed to seek revenge : vengeful
platonicof, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism
autopsyan examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease