GRE Word List
SLEIGHT
deceitful craftiness
The meaning of the word sleight is deceitful craftiness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| deploy | to extend (a military unit) especially in width |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |