GRE Word List
MINCING
affectedly dainty or delicate
The meaning of the word mincing is affectedly dainty or delicate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |
| apocalyptic | of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| zealot | a zealous person |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |