GRE Word List
LEERY
suspicious
The meaning of the word leery is suspicious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| nexus | connection |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |