GRE Word List

SLEIGHT

deceitful craftiness

The meaning of the word sleight is deceitful craftiness.

Random words

WordMeaning
hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
philanderera man who has sexual relations with many women
ostensibleintended for display : open to view
mutabilityprone to change : inconstant
fanfarea short and lively sounding of trumpets
desultorymarked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose
modishfashionable
bargainan agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
semblanceoutward and often specious appearance or show : form