GRE Word List
DAINTY
something delicious to the taste
The meaning of the word dainty is something delicious to the taste.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| snivel | to run at the nose |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| idiom | an 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) |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| conceit | favorable opinion |