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 |
|---|---|
| studious | assiduous in the pursuit of learning |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |