GRE Word List

CHARY

discreetly cautious: such as

The meaning of the word chary is discreetly cautious: such as.

Random words

WordMeaning
impoliticnot politic : unwise
quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
flotsamfloating wreckage of a ship or its cargo
humusa brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic
compressto press or squeeze together
maroona dark red
contentiouslikely to cause disagreement or argument
vauntedhighly or widely praised or boasted about
witherto become dry and sapless
pandemoniuma wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people)