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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| propellant | capable of propelling |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| callous | being hardened and thickened |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |