GRE Word List
LEERY
suspicious
The meaning of the word leery is suspicious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| executor | one who executes something |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |