GRE Word List
MINCING
affectedly dainty or delicate
The meaning of the word mincing is affectedly dainty or delicate.
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|---|---|
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| indissoluble | not dissoluble |
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| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
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