GRE Word List

SLEIGHT

deceitful craftiness

The meaning of the word sleight is deceitful craftiness.

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WordMeaning
glutto flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand
raconteura person who excels in telling anecdotes
madrigala medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form
novaa star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years
minutethe 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds
tumultdisorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion
defileto make unclean or impure: such as
throttleto compress the throat of : choke
blatantnoisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous
rebuffto reject or criticize sharply : snub