GRE Word List

DAINTY

something delicious to the taste

The meaning of the word dainty is something delicious to the taste.

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WordMeaning
tautologicalinvolving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant
disdaina feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn
incubateto sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body
propulsivetending or having power to propel
invincibleincapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued
shuntto turn off to one side : shift
ignoblecharacterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness
sluggishaverse to activity or exertion : indolent
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
discounta reduction made from the gross (see gross