GRE Word List
SLEIGHT
deceitful craftiness
The meaning of the word sleight is deceitful craftiness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| frock | an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |