GRE Word List

MINCING

affectedly dainty or delicate

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

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rehabilitateto restore to a former capacity : reinstate
adherentone who adheres to something: such as
aphasialoss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection)
laboriousinvolving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous
conventionagreement
assentto agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur
skittishlively or frisky in action : capricious
cursoryrapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty
discordantbeing at variance : disagreeing
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source