GRE Word List
GINGERLY
very cautious or careful
The meaning of the word gingerly is very cautious or careful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| spawn | to deposit or fertilize spawn |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| repository | a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| mediocre | of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary |
| progeny | descendants |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |