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 |
|---|---|
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| amend | to put right |
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| impinge | encroach |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |