GRE Word List
MINCING
affectedly dainty or delicate
The meaning of the word mincing is affectedly dainty or delicate.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bog | wet spongy ground |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| paramour | lover |
| delineate | to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |