GRE Word List

MINCING

affectedly dainty or delicate

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

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abrasivecausing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade
disfigureto impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries
grudgeto be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully
brochurepamphlet
talonthe claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey
haggleto cut roughly or clumsily : hack
tempestuousof, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent
analgesican agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia
prudea person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum
crevicea narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure