GRE Word List

GINGERLY

very cautious or careful

The meaning of the word gingerly is very cautious or careful.

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WordMeaning
venerablecalling forth respect through age, character, and attainments
fictitiousof, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary
inanelacking significance, meaning, or point : silly
igneousformed by solidification of magma
stanzaa division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
inalienableincapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred
concentrichaving a common center
rostera roll or list of personnel
prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual