GRE Word List
LEERY
suspicious
The meaning of the word leery is suspicious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| mendicant | beggar |
| bountiful | liberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors |
| fete | festival |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| requite | to make return for : repay |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |