GRE Word List

SLEIGHT

deceitful craftiness

The meaning of the word sleight is deceitful craftiness.

Random words

WordMeaning
captiousmarked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections
wiggleto move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle
infringeto encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another
germa small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts
academicof, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning
cantoone of the major divisions of a long poem
hypocriticalcharacterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy
stigmaa mark of shame or discredit : stain
repelto drive back : repulse
undermineto subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly