GRE Word List
CHARY
cautious; unwilling to take risks; sparing or restrained about giving; OP. bold
The meaning of the word chary is cautious; unwilling to take risks; sparing or restrained about giving; OP. bold.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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compassion | sympathy for the suffering of others; ADJ. compassionate |
natation | swimming |
mercantile | concerning trade or merchants |
quirk | sudden sharp turn or twist; startling twist; caprice; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity of behavior; Ex. by a quirk of fate |
proletarian | member of the working class; blue collar guy; N. proletariat: working class (who have to work for wages) |
console | lessen sadness or disappointment; give comfort; allay the sorrow of; N. consolation |
plummet | fall sharply; fall straight down; Ex. Stock prices plummeted. |
cerebral | pertaining to the brain or intellect; intellectual rather than emotional; CF. cerebrum |
gustatory | affecting or relating to the sense of taste |
don | put on; OP. doff |