GRE Word List
LEERY
suspicious
The meaning of the word leery is suspicious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |