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 |
|---|---|
| bedizen | to dress or adorn gaudily |
| prolific | producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful |
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| dainty | something delicious to the taste |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |