GRE Word List
MINCING
affectedly dainty or delicate
The meaning of the word mincing is affectedly dainty or delicate.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| fray | a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute |
| acclaim | applaud |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |