GRE Word List
GINGERLY
very cautious or careful
The meaning of the word gingerly is very cautious or careful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |