GRE Word List

MINCING

affectedly dainty or delicate

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

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WordMeaning
diffidencethe quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident
plumea feather of a bird: such as
rigorharsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity
humidcontaining or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive
prehensileadapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around
epigrama concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought
forda shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading
emanateto come out from a source
aliasotherwise called : otherwise known as
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity