GRE Word List
SLEIGHT
deceitful craftiness
The meaning of the word sleight is deceitful craftiness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| belligerent | inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness |
| artless | lacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |