GRE Word List
GINGERLY
very cautious or careful
The meaning of the word gingerly is very cautious or careful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| tycoon | a businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |