GRE Word List

GINGERLY

very cautious or careful

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

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usagefirmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure
pestlea usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration
bestialof or relating to beasts
acerbitythe quality of being acerbic
licentiouslacking legal or moral restraints
fictitiousof, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary
loatheto dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest
vaporizeto convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor
noncommittalgiving no clear indication of attitude or feeling
humidcontaining or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive