GRE Word List

MINCING

affectedly dainty or delicate

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

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WordMeaning
perpetrateto bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit
bulliongold or silver considered as so much metal
celibateof, relating to, or characterized by celibacy:
parchmentthe skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
insurgenta person who revolts against civil authority or an established government
providentfrugal
aproposbeing both relevant and opportune
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
soarto fly aloft or about
swellto expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit