GRE Word List
LEERY
(of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious
The meaning of the word leery is (of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| copious | plentiful |
| swarm | large group of insects moving in a mass; crowd of people or animals; V: move in a crowd or mass |
| outlaw | fugitive from the law (excluded from legal protection); V: declare (someone) to be an outlaw; deprive of the protection of the law; declare illegal; Ex. Drinking has been outlawed. |
| impious | irreverent |
| regatta | boat or yacht race |
| incessant | uninterrupted; unceasing |
| slapdash | hasty and careless; haphazard; sloppy(carelessly done) |
| bent | determined; Ex. bent on advancing in the business; N: natural talent or inclination |
| sacrilegious | desecrating; profane; N. sacrilege: desecration, misuse, or theft of something sacred |
| stanch | stop or check flow of blood; Ex. stanch the gushing wound |