GRE Word List

GINGERLY

very cautious or careful

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

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WordMeaning
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
demoniacpossessed or influenced by a demon
similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
placidserenely free of interruption or disturbance
prestigestanding or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion
infinitesimalimmeasurably or incalculably small
repastsomething taken as food : meal
unsightlynot pleasing to the sight : not comely
perfidiousof, relating to, or characterized by perfidy