GRE Word List
MINCING
affectedly dainty or delicate
The meaning of the word mincing is affectedly dainty or delicate.
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deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
arid | excessively dry |
fete | festival |
leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
obsessive | tending to cause obsession |