GRE Word List
GINGERLY
very cautious or careful
The meaning of the word gingerly is very cautious or careful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |
| countenance | look |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| leave-taking | departure |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |