GRE Word List
GINGERLY
very cautious or careful
The meaning of the word gingerly is very cautious or careful.
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umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |
toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |