GRE Word List
SLEIGHT
deceitful craftiness
The meaning of the word sleight is deceitful craftiness.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
feasible | capable of being done or carried out |
kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |
debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |