GRE Word List

LEERY

suspicious

The meaning of the word leery is suspicious.

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WordMeaning
uniquebeing the only one : sole
gainsayto declare to be untrue or invalid
guiledeceitful cunning : duplicity
embodyto give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate
consecratededicated to a sacred purpose
suspendto debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function
universalincluding or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception
litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")
euthanasiathe act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy
slitherto slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface