GRE Word List

LEERY

suspicious

The meaning of the word leery is suspicious.

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WordMeaning
wagea payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis
euphemismthe substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
misconductmismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities
tippleto drink liquor especially by habit or to excess
abateto decrease in force or intensity
eclecticcomposed of elements drawn from various sources
malicioushaving or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice
augmentto make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
propinquitynearness of blood : kinship
ellipticalof, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse