GRE Word List

MINCING

affectedly dainty or delicate

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

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WordMeaning
forbearancea refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due
undermineto subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly
adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
outlawa person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law
collateto compare critically
fanaticismfanatic outlook or behavior
repressto check by or as if by pressure : curb
parcheddeprived of natural moisture
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future
juggernauta massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path