GRE Word List
SLEIGHT
deceitful craftiness
The meaning of the word sleight is deceitful craftiness.
Random words
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| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
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| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
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