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 |
|---|---|
| assuage | mak less severe; ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger) |
| piquant | pleasantly tart-tasting; spicy; pleasantly stimulating; Ex. piquant situation when my old enemy asked for my help |
| swathe | swath; wrap around; bandage; Ex. one's head swathed in bandages |
| impregnable | invulnerable; impossible to capture or enter by force; Ex. impregnable fort/argument; CF. take |
| delusive | deceptive; likely to delude; misleading; raising vain hopes; Ex. delusive promises |
| tension | stretching; condition of being stretched; mental strain; strained relationship between groups or people |
| sluggard | lazy person |
| obscure | dark; vague; unclear; not well known; Ex. obscure meaning/village; V: darken; cover; make unclear; Ex. obscure the moon/meaning |
| molt | periodically shed or cast off hairs or feathers (for replacement by a new growth) |
| pinnacle | peak; highest point; acme; Ex. pinnacle of fame |