GRE Word List
GINGERLY
very cautious or careful
The meaning of the word gingerly is very cautious or careful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| spawn | to deposit or fertilize spawn |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |