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 |
|---|---|
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| apprehend | arrest |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| transport | to transfer or convey from one place to another |