GRE Word List

MINCING

affectedly dainty or delicate

The meaning of the word mincing is affectedly dainty or delicate.

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WordMeaning
deignto condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop
rigorharsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity
littera covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
germinateto cause to sprout or develop
personablepleasant or amiable in person : attractive
aridexcessively dry
fetefestival
leewayan allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance
obsessivetending to cause obsession