GRE Word List
SLEIGHT
deceitful craftiness
The meaning of the word sleight is deceitful craftiness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| asymmetric | having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| gourmet | a connoisseur of food and drink |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| spangle | a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing |